scraggly
Example Sentences
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Then, a mischief of magpies began a ruckus, chattering and hopping from branch to branch of a scraggly tree.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
In Netflix’s “Too Much,” Megan Stalter plays Jessica, a New Yorker who decides to move to London, scraggly dog in tow, after a bad breakup.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025
A scraggly crust punk wore a jacket patched with an upside-down American flag.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2025
She looks around at the scraggly grounds, the overgrown bushes, the abandoned houses.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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