Examples of scrappy in a Sentence
Adjective (2)
she was a scrappy girl despite—or, perhaps, because of—her small size
a pair of scrappy movie critics who can never agree on anything
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Slamdance is nearing the final day of its 2025 edition, a historic one for the festival founded in 1995 as a scrappy alternative to Sundance.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Williamson spends the entire movie moving from one L.A. locale and subculture to another, meeting a motley crew of criminals rich, scrappy, and everything in between, along the way.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
Perhaps this will be a turning point to look back at one day, a confirmation of their plight rather than a scrappy win that papers over the cracks.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
And this young rotation is surviving with a scrappy style of play that succeeds in making opponents like the Clippers uncomfortable.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Slamdance is nearing the final day of its 2025 edition, a historic one for the festival founded in 1995 as a scrappy alternative to Sundance.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Williamson spends the entire movie moving from one L.A. locale and subculture to another, meeting a motley crew of criminals rich, scrappy, and everything in between, along the way.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
Perhaps this will be a turning point to look back at one day, a confirmation of their plight rather than a scrappy win that papers over the cracks.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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