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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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Led by its captain and best player of all-time, Mohamed Salah, Egypt survived its toughest test against a youthful and scrappy Australia squad on Friday at AT&T Stadium with a penalty shootout win in the round of 32.
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
Of course, Madonna came as a teenager with nothing but a scrappy dream.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
Usually, when the USMNT enters the knockout stage in the World Cup, they’re considered the underdogs, hoping to be scrappy to force an upset.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
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All that to say, a glass of rye whiskey, one of the oldest drinks in America and the original base of many of our earliest cocktails like Manhattans and Old Fashioneds, is an easy way to honor the scrappy American spirit.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Led by its captain and best player of all-time, Mohamed Salah, Egypt survived its toughest test against a youthful and scrappy Australia squad on Friday at AT&T Stadium with a penalty shootout win in the round of 32.
—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
Of course, Madonna came as a teenager with nothing but a scrappy dream.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
Usually, when the USMNT enters the knockout stage in the World Cup, they’re considered the underdogs, hoping to be scrappy to force an upset.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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