ragtag

Example Sentences

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Among the ragtag crew of antiheroes is Frenchie, played by Tomer Capone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

A ragtag group of Duffer Brothers misfits teaming up to fight off eldritch horror might be the last safe bet in television.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

They entered the global stage as Yemen descended into civil war more than a decade ago when the ragtag militia fighters stormed Sanaa and ousted the government from most population centres.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

“Since then, I have to tell you that I sleep more peacefully,” Alcalá, who once tried to lead his own ragtag coup against Maduro, said in a telephone interview from his medium-security facility in Maryland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

We look like a ragtag army of six heading into battle.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller