straggly
Example Sentences
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Two years ago, he turned several straggly islands off Miami into blooming lily pads by surrounding them with hot-pink fabric.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
His floor-length fur is straggly and windblown, giving him a disheveled look incongruent with this toy breed’s stereotypical silky-smooth fur and ribbons in their hair.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2023
Left to its own devices, Robbins explained, hazelnut grows into a straggly, shrubby tree.
From National Geographic • Dec. 17, 2020
The bearded lay missionary with long, straggly hair stopped playing his flute for a moment and then shrugging off the thought, resumed.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2019
Sul Ross brought me a bouquet of straggly wildflowers for my nightstand and proudly showed me the mark on his trunk where I’d elbowed him.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
