Examples of scrappily in a Sentence
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One current trend that is represented, albeit scrappily, is neo-Surrealism: the wild subjectivity of artists turning from outer worlds to inner.
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Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
The two-time entrepreneur and skin-care fanatic spills his secrets to starting scrappily, building slowly, and expanding across global borders.
—Jessica Chia, Allure, 12 May 2021
The event was a scrappily joyous affair, showing that the classics can make an impact outside formal settings.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2020
To stay afloat, and distract from gloom, operators have gotten scrappily creative.
—New York Times, 13 May 2020
Credit Michigan for scrappily hanging tough with Penn State, but the goal was not scrappy, hanging-tough losses.
—George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2019
When the sides came back out, torrential rain had greeted Wembley, and the second half started scrappily.
—SI.com, 21 Mar. 2018
Businesses with power and employees able to return to work have been scrappily keeping the doors open.
—Chiara Sottile, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2017
And these spaces, scrappy and scrappily documented, are the most interesting of all.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2017
Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
The two-time entrepreneur and skin-care fanatic spills his secrets to starting scrappily, building slowly, and expanding across global borders.
—Jessica Chia, Allure, 12 May 2021
The event was a scrappily joyous affair, showing that the classics can make an impact outside formal settings.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2020
To stay afloat, and distract from gloom, operators have gotten scrappily creative.
—New York Times, 13 May 2020
Credit Michigan for scrappily hanging tough with Penn State, but the goal was not scrappy, hanging-tough losses.
—George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2019
When the sides came back out, torrential rain had greeted Wembley, and the second half started scrappily.
—SI.com, 21 Mar. 2018
Businesses with power and employees able to return to work have been scrappily keeping the doors open.
—Chiara Sottile, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2017
And these spaces, scrappy and scrappily documented, are the most interesting of all.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2017
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“Scrappily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappily. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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