bedraggle

Example Sentences

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He narrowly avoided being killed by his own side when their bedraggled column was mistaken for a German unit by Allied aircraft.

From BBC

So who, or what, is Jabba the Nuts — and who is the bedraggled, starving man we see chained up with him?

From Los Angeles Times

The story might have ended there, except Cheap and two other bedraggled souls washed up alive on the coast of Chile six months later.

From Seattle Times

From his tense shoulders to the way he grinds his teeth in moments of stress, Howard embodies a world-weariness that borders on exhaustion, looking harried and bedraggled even at his most well-rested and upbeat.

From New York Times

Every day bedraggled migrant families show up at Pro Amore Dei, a Catholic shelter in Tijuana, the largest city on the Mexican side, pleading for a place to rest their heads.

From New York Times