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bedraggle

[bih-drag-uhl] / bɪˈdræg əl /
VERB
draggle
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG






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But Mathews had no Judge Lawlack to bedraggle justice for his sake.

From The Squatter and the Don by C. Loyal

But no blast can chill its wings, no mire bedraggle, or rude touch fray.

From Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame by James Lane Allen

Instead of cultivating your graces you bedraggle them with labor!

From For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store by Lurana W. Sheldon

Here in town, she probably preferred to tread the extent of the two drawing-rooms, and measure out the miles by spaces of forty feet, rather than bedraggle her skirts over the sloppy pavements.

From The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

A massive invasion force that Xerxes has led against Greece has just been destroyed; we watch as news of the disaster arrives, followed by the bedraggled monarch himself.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

Florida is in the midst of its worst drought in 25 years, but the dry spell actually ranked far down on the list of challenges these bedraggled growers were facing.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

The final scoreline almost did a kindness to a bedraggled Inter, such was PSG's dominance and the sheer number of chances they created.

From BBC May 31, 2025

He bought a bedraggled old place called the Caravan Lodge and dubbed it the Phoenix, with Miss Pearl’s Jam House as its on-site restaurant and bar.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2025

To the man who piloted the men across the river, the strangers were unremarkable, just another band of bedraggled rebels heading home after losing the war.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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