ragtag

Example Sentences

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Jo is thinking warm, bucolic thoughts as she observes the ragtag procession.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

A ragtag group of Duffer Brothers misfits teaming up to fight off eldritch horror might be the last safe bet in television.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

They entered the global stage as Yemen descended into civil war more than a decade ago when the ragtag militia fighters stormed Sanaa and ousted the government from most population centres.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

How this proudly low-budget effort managed to license those tunes is as curious as so much else in this ragtag oddity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

They used to laugh at him and his old ragtag store behind his back, but over the years they made Old Man Shilsky rich and nobody was laughing then.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride