ragtag

Example Sentences

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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

Chandran says One Piece's universal appeal comes from its ragtag group of characters from different backgrounds.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

A ragtag online group, the “Grave Marker Recovery Team,” hunts down gravestones that have been stolen, typically to sell at antique shows as accents for upscale decorating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

“The stuff that I’ve been seeing in the videos,” Kerlikowske said, “has been just ragtag, random.”

From Salon • Jan. 14, 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