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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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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2026
Just a bunch of really good, scrappy DIY stuff.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Also on today’s episodes are his producers, Oscar winner Anthony Katagas and Oscar nominee Rodrigo Teixeira, who talk about mounting the filmmaker’s penchant for period fare in a scrappy independent feature world.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 May 2026
This compact began to fray in the 2010s as the scrappy upstarts of the early days grew into globe-spanning giants with untold power and influence.
—Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026
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Adjective
Keller built an early lead, but a scrappy Trinity squad rallied and came up just short as the Indians took Game 1 of the series, 5-4, on Thursday at Weatherford College.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2026
Just a bunch of really good, scrappy DIY stuff.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Also on today’s episodes are his producers, Oscar winner Anthony Katagas and Oscar nominee Rodrigo Teixeira, who talk about mounting the filmmaker’s penchant for period fare in a scrappy independent feature world.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 May 2026
This compact began to fray in the 2010s as the scrappy upstarts of the early days grew into globe-spanning giants with untold power and influence.
—Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for scrappy
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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