Examples of scrappy in a Sentence
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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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The creator economy is no longer a scrappy side hustle or a chaotic collection of one-person operations filming videos in basements.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
One Cut of the Dead is a joyful, exuberant (and fittingly scrappy) celebration of zombie movie-makers.
—James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
Olli Jokinen’s jersey made an appearance, his name and number a nod to earlier, scrappier days.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
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Adjective
Red-hot Canada will take on scrappy and confident Guatemala in the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The creator economy is no longer a scrappy side hustle or a chaotic collection of one-person operations filming videos in basements.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
One Cut of the Dead is a joyful, exuberant (and fittingly scrappy) celebration of zombie movie-makers.
—James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
Olli Jokinen’s jersey made an appearance, his name and number a nod to earlier, scrappier days.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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