bedraggle

Examples of bedraggle in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web The glam, somewhat bedraggled Batman to Adan’s Bruce Wayne made his first appearance in 2006. Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2023 The weary and bedraggled men reached the confluence of these two majestic rivers on Sunday, April 26. Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023 On a dark and stormy day in Cape Town in 2013, four bedraggled little kittens arrived at the entrance of The Café Grill Restaurant at The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa. Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023 The doll, covered in fluffy swan skin, suffered an ignominious end, beheaded and bedraggled in a courtyard the morning after Kokoschka threw a raucous farewell party for it. Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 7 Jan. 2020 Chandler, be-suited and bedraggled, whose work in computer-something-or-other summons the amorphous anxieties of the coming digital age. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedraggle
Verb
  • To use a bluing bar, wet it and rub it directly on the stains prior to laundering.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024
  • To use De-Solv-it on lipstick stains, wet the stain with water and spray it with De-Solv-it, agitate the fabric by rubbing it against itself, and then launder the garment as usual.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The company plans to invest in expanding its production capacity, including the development of a new egg washing and packing facility in Seymour, Indiana.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Migrants without work authorization huddled in Home Depot parking lots and stood at intersections washing windshields for tips.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Stepping out from behind the mirror, Harris linked with Rudolph while applause drowned out Harris’ lines.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Noise-canceling headphones and earbuds can help drown out external noise, reducing the need for kids to crank the volume.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Videos posted by several rescue agencies on Wednesday show entire streets flooded, people stuck on rooftops and cars piled up and flipped over.
    CNN, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Late in August, Perseverance began a slow ascent to the top of the crater, which scientists believe was once flooded with water.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024

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“Bedraggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedraggle. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

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