scrawled
Example Sentences
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He recently learned that she’d scrawled a Bible verse — Proverbs 3:5-6 — in black Sharpie on the door of her bedroom at her mother’s house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Inside, travellers have left Greek scrawled on the walls, although it is not clear how old the writing is.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
So Sterling scrawled out songs of his own, drove overnight and showed up at the arena at 6 a.m. the next day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Looking at his police file, I can hardly read the signature over his statement; his name is illegible, scrawled and messy, like that of a boy.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
They passed through towns that warned people away with messages scrawled on the billboards.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
