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shaggy

[shag-ee] / ˈʃæg i /


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And one might even trace today’s would-be Rhaena Targaryens — and Daenerys emulators, we know you’re out there — to that shaggy flying dog.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

Giant anteaters have black and white diagonal stripes, dense shaggy hair and super-sized snouts.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

Rhodamnia zombi is described as a small to medium sized tree with large dark green leaves, shaggy bark, and fuzzy white flowers.

From Science Daily Mar. 13, 2026

Paul Thomas Anderson is on everyone’s list as one of our greatest working directors, whether you prefer his shaggy ensemble comedies or his uncompromising epics.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

Alone and apart, Gwydion leaned heavily on the black sword Dyrnwyn, his shaggy head bent, his weathered face filled with sorrow.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

Although Fredo, who was born in Estonia, bears some resemblance to an African leopard, Mr Mee said he is a "little taller with longer legs and a shaggier face".

From BBC Nov. 17, 2023

Decked out in a slim-fitting suit, his hair a little shaggier and his face a little craggier than when he first played Lt.

From New York Times May 20, 2022

It looked shaggier than usual, because its fronds aren’t being trimmed until the birds nesting in them move out.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2022

Solo, however, is among the franchise’s best-loved heroes — warmer, shaggier and far more charismatic than the smarmy, unhip Luke Skywalker.

From Washington Post Dec. 17, 2015

He looked the same as when she’d last seen him, except that his hair was shaggier.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

But the actors turned writer-directors have done their homework, setting up a “Friday the 13th” riff with a dash of “Wet Hot American Summer” that jokes its way through its shaggiest corners.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2023

Bobby’s hair had grown longer every year of the 1960s; now, at forty-two, he had the shaggiest hair in the United States Senate.

From MSNBC Nov. 7, 2017

The angriest and shaggiest man between the horizon and the nearest dust cloud is a fellow named Eric, played by Guy Pearce.

From New York Times Jun. 12, 2014

If the answer was Andrea Zuckerman, the shaggiest of the 90210 girls, that meant you had some work to do in the coming weeks.

From Slate Feb. 19, 2013

Looking out, she saw the cutest, shaggiest little pony standing on her front lawn!

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene




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