scruffy

Example Sentences

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"It was pretty tough this morning. Feel like I hit some pretty scruffy golf shots, which in some ways is to be expected."

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Joseph’s look contrasts with the somewhat scruffy beard and receding hairline of the donor kneeling at the right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

And yet “Steve,” sincere in its hardcore concern, believably acted, is too scattered and schematically plotted to fully pull us into the emotional toll and scruffy joys of this work.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

Those clean heels look a bit scruffy now.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

A banana flower sheathed in claret bracts hung from a scruffy, torn-leafed tree.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy