straggly
Example Sentences
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Two years ago, he turned several straggly islands off Miami into blooming lily pads by surrounding them with hot-pink fabric.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
A white man with grey, straggly hair stroked his bearded chin.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024
His floor-length fur is straggly and windblown, giving him a disheveled look incongruent with this toy breed’s stereotypical silky-smooth fur and ribbons in their hair.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2023
Left to its own devices, Robbins explained, hazelnut grows into a straggly, shrubby tree.
From National Geographic • Dec. 17, 2020
He’s quite small and wiry, with straggly ginger hair and a moustache that curls out from both sides – like antlers!
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
