Example Sentences

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So Sterling scrawled out songs of his own, drove overnight and showed up at the arena at 6 a.m. the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Looking at his police file, I can hardly read the signature over his statement; his name is illegible, scrawled and messy, like that of a boy.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

In an early episode, protagonist Sophie finds a tip her missing sister scrawled on a container of Golden Pear body scrub that viewers can conveniently buy on the show’s microsite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The words scrawled on it were written by her son and are addressed to Ángel Godoy, the boy's father and Briceño's husband, while Ángel Godoy was a prisoner in Venezuela's notorious El Helicoide jail.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

At the bottom of the page, Trey scrawled an address.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes