shaggy

Example Sentences

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Giant anteaters have black and white diagonal stripes, dense shaggy hair and super-sized snouts.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Rhodamnia zombi is described as a small to medium sized tree with large dark green leaves, shaggy bark, and fuzzy white flowers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

In 1634, Rembrandt attempted to depict a lion for a scene of “St. Jerome Reading,” but Rubinstein said the shaggy creature in the print wasn’t realistic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

It went quite rightly to Panda, the shaggy black-and-white pet of a fractured Icelandic family in “The Love That Remains,” directed by Hlynur Pálmason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

He looked Tristran up and down, from his worn brown boots to his mop of shaggy hair.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman