draggle

Example Sentences

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Much of the uproar, as the U.S. duly noted and compensated for, was due to the fact that the politicians caught in the bloody draggle of Suez needed a scapegoat.

From Time Magazine Archive

As most of the actors draggle through their paces, it is plain that Novac and friends could easily outwit the lot of them.

From Time Magazine Archive

He did not tie him to anything, but merely rested the bridle over the pommel of the saddle, so that it might not draggle upon the ground.

From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.

It goes right hard with her to draggle her skirts in the dewy strawberry beds; but she feels consoled when I fetch up the till!

From Idle Hour Stories by Potts, Eugenia Dunlap

The Sunflower Ranch needs my talents, so I can’t go with the crowd, but I may draggle in about high noon.

From Winning the Wilderness by Marchand, J. N.