scrappiness

Example Sentences

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The industry is known for its scrappiness, but the key to international growth is better production equipment, said director Umar Abdulmalik.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Those of us who aren’t artists come here for them, too — their energy, ideas, ambition, scrappiness and keenness are what give this city its inimitable character.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024

And McClendon has added scrappiness off the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

But Lee said that brings a different energy and a scrappiness to this production.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022

This scrappiness of culture and of education is the error on which all the prejudices of realistic pedagogy are grounded.

From The Reform of Education by Gentile, Giovanni