scrawl
verb (used with object)
to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner.
has scrawled
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present perfectof scrawl (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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On an antique mirror, or one that looks like an antique, someone has scrawled a menu of desserts, almost none of which Pastis actually serves.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2019
Someone has scrawled "hate Nazis" on the building.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2017
As the Wall Street Journal noted, he has scrawled the phrase over a white board in his office in Trump Tower.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2016
Nearby, in the window of an abandoned store, someone has scrawled “Adios” in the dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2015
On every classic, Time has scrawled ineffaceably: This is no book; Who touches this touches a man.
From Vanishing Roads and Other Essays by Richard Le Gallienne
