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Examples of mangy in a Sentence
a mangy old car that was covered in rust
Recent Examples on the Web
In front of us was a derelict baseball diamond and mangy grass fields.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
This is 007 territory, not the usual world of mangy MI5 rejects that the show has so adeptly built up.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2023
The stench of cow dung engulfs the gulleys, where thousands of flies swarm outside doors and mangy cats roam the alleyways.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
Perhaps Villa Capistrano could reveal something about Lawrence. Advertisement The brick stairs knifed past a garden, where lizards darted among eroded stone sculptures and palm trees wore their dead fronds like mangy beards.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
Their caged homes don’t seem oppressive; a mangy stray dog named Bob (Danny DeVito) keeps Ivan company.
—Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2020
Their caged homes don't seem oppressive; a mangy stray dog named Bob (Danny DeVito) keeps Ivan company.
—Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020
Without moderators or advertisers, swaths of Twitter are now mangy empty lots crawling with vandals, lechers, con men, and swastikas.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
Martin said it’s sad to see bears with their fur rubbed-off, but trying to treat a mangy wild bear is difficult.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
This is 007 territory, not the usual world of mangy MI5 rejects that the show has so adeptly built up.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2023
The stench of cow dung engulfs the gulleys, where thousands of flies swarm outside doors and mangy cats roam the alleyways.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
Perhaps Villa Capistrano could reveal something about Lawrence. Advertisement The brick stairs knifed past a garden, where lizards darted among eroded stone sculptures and palm trees wore their dead fronds like mangy beards.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
Their caged homes don’t seem oppressive; a mangy stray dog named Bob (Danny DeVito) keeps Ivan company.
—Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2020
Their caged homes don't seem oppressive; a mangy stray dog named Bob (Danny DeVito) keeps Ivan company.
—Jake Coyle, Star Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020
Without moderators or advertisers, swaths of Twitter are now mangy empty lots crawling with vandals, lechers, con men, and swastikas.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
Martin said it’s sad to see bears with their fur rubbed-off, but trying to treat a mangy wild bear is difficult.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
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“Mangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mangy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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mangy
adjective
mangier; mangiest
1
: affected with or resulting from mange
2
: shabby sense 1, seedy
a mangy old rug
manginess
noun
ˈmān-jē-nəs
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