scruffy

Example Sentences

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The scruffy schoolboy-look was rectified by an anonymous figure inadvertently stealing the situation's authority.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

"It was pretty tough this morning. Feel like I hit some pretty scruffy golf shots, which in some ways is to be expected."

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Joseph’s look contrasts with the somewhat scruffy beard and receding hairline of the donor kneeling at the right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

And yet “Steve,” sincere in its hardcore concern, believably acted, is too scattered and schematically plotted to fully pull us into the emotional toll and scruffy joys of this work.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

They seemed a scruffy bunch, but that was only to be expected of sellswords.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin