ragtag

Example Sentences

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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

His heroics sent the Americans to a thrilling, 2-1 victory over Canada, 46 years to the day since a ragtag bunch of amateurs upset the Soviet Union in the Miracle on Ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Made on a modest budget, the film follows a ragtag group of final-year students at Delhi's School of Planning and Architecture as they drift, stall and inch toward graduation.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

“The stuff that I’ve been seeing in the videos,” Kerlikowske said, “has been just ragtag, random.”

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

His ragtag followers scattered like seeds on the wind.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein