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Adjective (2)
she was a scrappy girl despite—or, perhaps, because of—her small size
a pair of scrappy movie critics who can never agree on anything
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Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Some 15 artists — most but not all of them young and up-and-coming, all of them friends and friends of friends, every one of them scrappy and talented — now work in former shops and offices scattered throughout the three-story mall and office building.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
The Timberwolves could try that with a scrappy guard like DiVincenzo, a lanky athletic wing like McDaniels, or even with veteran forward Kyle Anderson, a buyout acquisition who was also pursued by Denver.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
While national parks have big-sibling swagger, state parks bring a scrappy, middle-child energy.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Imam was different from the scrappy Steubenville types with whom Barnes had spent his twenties.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Some 15 artists — most but not all of them young and up-and-coming, all of them friends and friends of friends, every one of them scrappy and talented — now work in former shops and offices scattered throughout the three-story mall and office building.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
The Timberwolves could try that with a scrappy guard like DiVincenzo, a lanky athletic wing like McDaniels, or even with veteran forward Kyle Anderson, a buyout acquisition who was also pursued by Denver.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
While national parks have big-sibling swagger, state parks bring a scrappy, middle-child energy.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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