scrawl
Example Sentences
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An angular scrawl was all that was left of her beautiful curling signature, but it was soon recognized and loved all over Haarlem.
From Literature
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In an early episode, protagonist Sophie finds a tip her missing sister scrawled on a container of Golden Pear body scrub that viewers can conveniently buy on the show’s microsite.
One bright red poster read “Bring Buffy Back!!” scrawled in black ink.
From Los Angeles Times
Irene stood on the landing outside the bathroom, shock scrawled across her face.
From Literature
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He looks down at the scrawling he’s made on the paper, synthesizing everything he’s written, as if expecting new information to leap out at him.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.