Example Sentences

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In the opening rounds, America discovered senior forward KC Ndefo’s defensive menace, Coach Shaheen Holloway’s unmistakable Queens swagger and junior sharpshooter Doug Edert’s scraggily glorious mustache.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022

UNALASKA, Alaska — Army helicopters began flying in and out of the scraggily wilderness near this fishing town in August, surprising even the mayor.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2018