scrappy

Example Sentences

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Apple has come a long way from its days as a scrappy underdog in the personal-computing world.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

For decades, the island was celebrated by U.S. critics worldwide as a scrappy symbol of anti-imperialism and a utopic experiment in socialism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

If England had picked up two or three more wins in slightly scrappy fashion, the numbers would look a lot healthier.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

"We now have a reference point that allows us to accurately identify more scrappy finds and map out evolutionary transitions in anatomy and body size."

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

We had lived in some pretty scrappy places back in the desert, but Mom said Welch was the fightingest town she’d ever seen.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls