scrawl
Example Sentences
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Managers can issue warnings to baristas who repeatedly write on customer cups ahead of time, scrawl something inappropriate or fail to use a Sharpie, according to internal guidance on the mandate to Starbucks stores.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 20, 2025
The handwritten pink scrawl suggests a level of stress that is entirely understandable for the team putting on the biggest stadium tour of the year.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
They had even managed to scrawl a message in Hebrew on the wall of a building, trying to alert the army to their presence.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2023
On a night in mid-January, Isla Lester, a server at the Greek restaurant, took a few moments between customers to scrawl out the letters K-A-Y-L-E-E in orange marker on the side of a fresh candle.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023
I recognized Dad’s crabbed scrawl on a small brown cardboard box.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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