shagginess

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The rules of baseball, of course, defy time, and “Eephus” embraces shagginess as a virtue, almost to a fault.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

While the Sanders and Trump campaigns shared a certain shagginess, a Warren event is a clockwork operation.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 10, 2019

But the shagginess pays off once Josh receives a mysterious letter from a woman in Florida who may or may not be a relative.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2018

Many stop-motion creators have adopted a slick style that mirrors the seamless feel of computerized animation, but Mr. Anderson insisted on shagginess for the talking woodland creatures in his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2018

COAT—Hard and wiry, free of softness or silkiness, not so long as to hide the outlines of the body, particularly in the hind-quarters, straight and flat, no shagginess, and free of lock or curl.

From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert