straggler

Example Sentences

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Consumer spending data was OK, excluding cars, along with straggler earnings from the likes of FedEx and General Mills, which reported reasonable numbers.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

And if he were to one day find a red straggler with the right surface features to indicate a primordial black hole?

From Science Magazine • Dec. 13, 2023

Novavax, a Gaithersburg, Md., biotechnology company, has been a straggler in the vaccine race.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

The maker of the Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models has scored great success with its hybrids and fuel cells, but it has at times been seen as a straggler in electric vehicles.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022

Last of all came a straggler, all skin and bones, hobbling on a twisted foot.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer