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

And McClendon has added scrappiness off the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Darrah’s production is a mixture of scrappiness and chic, and emphasizes the otherworldliness of Soper’s conception.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023

Through the lens of "It's Always Sunny," cooking off the radiator denotes a certain kind of Depression-era scrappiness.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2022

In this book the fault would lie in its too great scrappiness, but the merit in its exactitude.

From On Something by Belloc, Hilaire