scruffy

Example Sentences

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The scruffy schoolboy-look was rectified by an anonymous figure inadvertently stealing the situation's authority.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Joseph’s look contrasts with the somewhat scruffy beard and receding hairline of the donor kneeling at the right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

They voted for a scruffy guy in a leather jacket promising pain now, gain later.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

The 33-year-old country star talks about the scruffy self-titled LP he made with producer Frank Liddell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

It was a big bird, old and bold and scruffy, utterly without fear.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin