scrappiness

Example Sentences

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The industry is known for its scrappiness, but the key to international growth is better production equipment, said director Umar Abdulmalik.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Those of us who aren’t artists come here for them, too — their energy, ideas, ambition, scrappiness and keenness are what give this city its inimitable character.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024

And McClendon has added scrappiness off the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

But it would take some postwar scrappiness to bring it to life on a very, very limited budget during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, including doing much of the filming in Budapest.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022

It was work which critics could easily disparage, for there were many small errors scattered through it; and the picturesque method of treatment he employed was apt to pass into scrappiness.

From Studies in Contemporary Biography by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount