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

I scrawled the words pass along under the drawing of the hands and I drew a Lithuanian coin.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys