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Recent Examples of straggle
As passengers straggled out of the airport into the dark early Monday, some described having arrived at LaGuardia hours before their flight, hoping to beat the lines.
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Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Half an hour before showtime, a bus pulled up and out straggled the bleary-looking Arkestra.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The curtain went up at 7 p.m. right on the nose Wednesday, followed by an unnecessary seating hold that stranded some frozen souls in the lobby even as the dysfunctional British rock geniuses straggled into place to try and wrestle something spectacular from their forlorn souls.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Lipa’s cross body is really fleet, like a cheetah running so fast that its feet singe the grass on the savannah in the great arc the cat cuts to separate the straggling gazelle from its herd before the kill.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Half an hour before showtime, a bus pulled up and out straggled the bleary-looking Arkestra.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The curtain went up at 7 p.m. right on the nose Wednesday, followed by an unnecessary seating hold that stranded some frozen souls in the lobby even as the dysfunctional British rock geniuses straggled into place to try and wrestle something spectacular from their forlorn souls.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Lipa’s cross body is really fleet, like a cheetah running so fast that its feet singe the grass on the savannah in the great arc the cat cuts to separate the straggling gazelle from its herd before the kill.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straggle
stray
Verb
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The Casa Amor women are tasked with tempting the villa men to stray from their existing relationships while they are separated from the villa women for several days.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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This is a commonsense safety upgrade that would enable drivers to tether their horses and prevent them from straying.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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“Straggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straggle. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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