scrawled
Example Sentences
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So Sterling scrawled out songs of his own, drove overnight and showed up at the arena at 6 a.m. the next day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Looking at his police file, I can hardly read the signature over his statement; his name is illegible, scrawled and messy, like that of a boy.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
In an early episode, protagonist Sophie finds a tip her missing sister scrawled on a container of Golden Pear body scrub that viewers can conveniently buy on the show’s microsite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Back at her family home, Adriana Briceño holds up an old T-shirt with a few sentences scrappily scrawled on it in pen.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Nat scrawled another note to Polly and sent it by the Phoebe.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
