scrappy
Example Sentences
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An evangelical Christian, Huckabee first visited Israel more than 50 years ago at 17 and was immediately taken with what he saw as a pioneering, scrappy democracy fighting for independence like early America.
Few venues epitomized the passion of live music like small, scrappy all-ages venue Chain Reaction.
From Los Angeles Times
The book—a masterpiece of the genre—chronicles the circuitous path he took from Brownsville, then a scrappy Jewish neighborhood, to the tony milieu of New York’s literati.
However, Lim got his nose in front after a scrappy third set as De Graaf wilted while the experienced 'Singapore Slinger' held his nerve in a tense fourth, sealing victory with an average of 86.52.
From BBC
Nearly three decades later, that scrappy DVD rental company not only dominates the global subscription streaming landscape, but is now eating Hollywood itself.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
