shaggy

Example Sentences

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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

Meanwhile, seven menacing figures in shaggy bleached-blond wigs are on the loose, looking like the world’s most dangerous bubblegum pop band.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Her spring trip goes heavy on wild greens, with a good dose of truffle hunting, while the fall is a bonanza of shaggy parasol mushrooms and mountain villages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Their bark was two feet thick, and their shaggy evergreen leaves were high up, where forest fires couldn’t reach them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz