straggle
verb (used without object)
to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals.
straggled
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past participleof straggle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof straggle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
straggleverb (used without object)to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals.
Example Sentences
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The crowd straggled toward City Hall, where Kauffman launched into his speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
The Terrapins endured a scoring drought of more than six minutes in the first half, and they straggled into intermission leading 32-28.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2023
Now, day after day, he and the other students straggled into their classroom at 11:30 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2020
Some cows straggled through, while the rest turned back to the original bank.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2017
The group straggled along, stopping when it got dark, then sleeping wherever they could find a spot by the side of the road or in a field.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
