scrappy
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Their scrappy determination helped convince family members, neighbors and eventually the rest of the country that the Constitution’s guarantees of liberty and equality applied to same-sex couples.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
Whether she directs that talent toward good or evil varies from episode to episode, but she embodies the scrappy, anarchic spirit of old-time New York.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
And he hadn’t allowed more than one baserunner in any inning, squashing the scrappy Rays’ ability to manufacture a run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
They shot it quickly and for just more than $1 million—it was rough and scrappy filmmaking, handheld cameras and insufficient permits and permissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Will Bob come out on top again, or will the scrappy Jessica snatch victory from his clammy hands?!”
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
I made a slightly scrappier version based on what I had around.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Smaller, scrappier fairs like Post-Fair and Felix are joined by newcomer Enzo, providing art lovers with plenty of opportunities to discover new art at a variety of price points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Serrano started strongly with sharp body work and accurate left hands from her southpaw stance, before the contest developed into a scrappier affair than expected.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
The scrappier corners of the avant-garde are no longer off limits to the mainstream press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
He was red-haired, ferret-eyed, and an excellent scout, but scrappier and more inarticulate in his manner of speech than any human being I had ever encountered.
From Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Grant Allen
This is the probably the scrappiest I had to be since "Colma: The Musical."
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2023
Based on Daniel James Brown’s bestselling novel of the same name, “The Boys in the Boat” follows Joe Rantz, who’s perhaps the scrappiest of all his teammates.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
I have talked to those CEOs, and they are some of the scrappiest folks out there.
From The Verge ● May 3, 2022
On set or onstage, she will throw herself into the scrappiest, spikiest, ugliest facets of any part, without ego or undue seriousness.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2021
“It’s only fair to tell you, Mr. Dynamite, that he’s about the scrappiest scrapper on board the ‘Long Island.’
From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Frank Gee Patchin
