scrawled

Example Sentences

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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

Four years earlier, he scrawled a crude joke about the dean in the men's toilet; he has failed every exam since.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

On the wrist straps are Street’s initials, scrawled in marker.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

But he just read and scrawled notes on his pad.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen