bedraggled
Frequently Asked Questions
- The bottom of his long cloak was bedraggled after constantly dipping into puddles.
- The kids came back from their walk on the muddy path completely bedraggled.
- The bedraggled reputation of the mayor could not be laundered after yet another scandal.
Example Sentences
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Florida is in the midst of its worst drought in 25 years, but the dry spell actually ranked far down on the list of challenges these bedraggled growers were facing.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Mary is bedraggled and wet, begging for a gown for a comeback performance in a few days.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
His two main characters, infantrymen named Willie and Joe, were bedraggled, unshaven, dirty, tired to the bone, contemptuous of authority—in other words, mirror images of many of the real soldiers fighting that war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
But bedraggled residents who spoke to the BBC near Lacey last week said they felt the workers' absence during the strike.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
He was bloody and bedraggled, and his head, which hung by the mare’s shoulders, had red hair.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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