ragtag

Example Sentences

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Armed Forces Day marks the anniversary of the start of a 1945 uprising of a ragtag army against occupying Japanese forces.

From Seattle Times

Because Lawrence had spent time on archaeological digs and could speak Arabic, he was commissioned as a liaison between the British army and the ragtag rebel forces.

From Washington Post

They were a ragtag but charming bunch of expat mercenaries, past-their-prime former stars and prospects of varying promise and pedigree.

From Washington Post

But as if to underscore the ragtag, in flux nature of the nitty-gritty of travel in the Covid era, the rules have evolved further in the few weeks since.

From New York Times

Instead, it’s a chronicle of wiliness in defeat and the unlikely escape of a shrinking ragtag volunteer army from military professionals who vastly outnumbered them.

From Seattle Times