ragtag
Example Sentences
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It’s a familiar story: A ragtag group of 20-somethings stumbles through their personal and professional lives in a big city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
On one level, it’s “The Bad News Bears” — the ragtag assembly and a coach in need of a second chance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Jo is thinking warm, bucolic thoughts as she observes the ragtag procession.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 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
Near the mouth of the Tapajos, about four hundred miles from the sea, Orellana’s ragtag force came across the biggest Indian settlement yet—its homes and gardens lined the riverbank for more than a hundred miles.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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