- present participle of straggle.
straggling
Example Sentences
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With nearly all the straggling mail ballots counted as of Wednesday, turnout in the midterm reached about 64%.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
"It was really challenging straggling down the rock faces to get to this shoreline and count all the plastic that was there," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2022
Celebrate Maryland native Frances Tiafoe, who barged into Friday’s semifinals and jumped to the front of the straggling line of candidates to end American men’s nearly 19-year drought in Grand Slam singles events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Some of the financial disparities reflect straggling primary fields that have yet to be narrowed or candidates who only decided recently to enter their races.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
She sits, bent over, her knees pulled up, her crossed arms on her knees, her head in her arms, her face hidden, her long hair straggling down her back.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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