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 hair was a mess of seaweed, the straggly green strands bobbing up and down on the surface of the water.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 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
She had been queen of the cabin and the straggly fields and sugar bush up there on the hill.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
