ragtag

Example Sentences

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They entered the global stage as Yemen descended into civil war more than a decade ago when the ragtag militia fighters stormed Sanaa and ousted the government from most population centres.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Chandran says One Piece's universal appeal comes from its ragtag group of characters from different backgrounds.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

How this proudly low-budget effort managed to license those tunes is as curious as so much else in this ragtag oddity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

A ragtag online group, the “Grave Marker Recovery Team,” hunts down gravestones that have been stolen, typically to sell at antique shows as accents for upscale decorating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

They are ragtag desperadoes with nothing to lose.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr