- present participle of straggle.
straggling
Example Sentences
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But within the blanket of green are several brown patches — timber cuts — dotted with skinny, straggling trees.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
"It was really challenging straggling down the rock faces to get to this shoreline and count all the plastic that was there," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2022
Celebrate Maryland native Frances Tiafoe, who barged into Friday’s semifinals and jumped to the front of the straggling line of candidates to end American men’s nearly 19-year drought in Grand Slam singles events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Some of the financial disparities reflect straggling primary fields that have yet to be narrowed or candidates who only decided recently to enter their races.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
They had not gone far on the fifth day when they left the last straggling pools and reed-beds of the marshes behind them.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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