ragamuffin
Example Sentences
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How this riff-drunk ragamuffin, who turns 82 on Dec. 18, not only survived but stayed relevant is a mystery, a puzzle wrapped inside a guitar string.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
To some, he was a rollicking drifter in ragamuffin punk tatters.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023
A ragamuffin looking for a meal, Eurydice receives instead a feast of affection that includes a proposition of marriage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2022
They shoot nail guns and play in the fire simulation room, and their ragamuffin charms quickly win over the grown-ups.
From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2019
“You are no ragamuffin, Heqet,” Ranofer said with an admiring glance at his friend’s new shenti, which was of firm-woven linen.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.