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Recent Examples of scraggly His scraggly beard seems grown to be wrenched. Roy Scranton august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025 In Berlin, parks are usually just some trees, scraggly wild grass, and rugged natural paths mixed in with a monument or statue here and there and several walls scattered with graffiti. Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025 Bread crumbs • Props to the hair, makeup, and costuming departments for differentiating Kiki’s Simone from pre-Michaela Simone, who showed up to the island with a scraggly ponytail, a gray button-down, uneven skin, and scrawled tattoos. Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025 There was scraggly grass in one sand trap and wooden blocks and a toy castle in another, evidence of children at play. Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for scraggly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scraggly
Adjective
  • Along the way, Juano offered bits of mountaineering history and recounted legendary first ascents of the jagged peaks surrounding us.
    Scott Yorko, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Karst formations, a porous rock, stick out as jagged protrusions in between lush forest and provide plenty of places for small creatures to hide.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Blades with ragged edges can be a sign of insects chewing on the blades, and tunneling below the surface or turf that can be lifted like a rug can indicate larvae are feeding on the root system.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The architecture matches the vibe; there's bloodlust in the air and even among the ragged fans who camp along the road outside.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Scraggly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraggly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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