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verb

past tense of bedraggle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bedraggled
Adjective
The bedraggled one-story brick building at 408 South Harwood Street, built in 1930, will be remodeled and reconfigured to serve as the park services building, which will include offices, restrooms and a community room. Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2021 For a bedraggled parent short on time and energy, these services can seem like a Fairy Toymother. Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 2 July 2021 Only a bedraggled group of compliant survivors remained in the White House, and their numbers diminished by the day. Mark Danner, The New York Review of Books, 6 Jan. 2021 Bradley Cooper’s character in this psychological thriller is a bedraggled writer whose career and personal life are languishing until a friend slips him a new psychotropic medication called NZT. Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2011 See All Example Sentences for bedraggled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedraggled
Adjective
  • Inside, the minimalist lobby doubles as a gallery, and the in-house restaurant, The Hive, is dripping with sculptures of glowing honeycombs, kudzu vines, and swarms of bees.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Malcolm followed me up the stairs, both of us barefoot and dripping in our wet trunks.
    T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Or find a less filthy campmate.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Away from a filthy Superdome and Convention Center where they had been holed up for days.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Before going in, run the inside of your mouth with your tongue to wet every surface.
    Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
  • Increase the resistance on this exercise by wetting the towel first.
    Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And finally, as the digital landscape becomes more saturated and consumers crave authenticity, the businesses that win will be those that double down on their local edge.
    Ashot Barseghyan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Intricate and saturated frescoes cover the walls.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • Besides looking unappetizing, using a mildewed, stained dish towel for drying rather defeats the purpose of washing dishes.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Hold the stained fabric taut and let the water flow from the back of the shirt to the front, allowing the water to push the stain away from the fabric rather than through it.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2007, Black’s teenage brother Miguel Payne drowned at a local lake.
    Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In 2007, Black’s teenage brother Miguel Payne drowned at a local lake.
    Kff Health News, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing is pre-washed and none of the ingredients for my recipes were pre-cut.
    Alexis Berger, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Bedraggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedraggled. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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