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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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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
The scrappy victory against Germany earlier this week means that at least an Olympic silver medal is guaranteed for the US, but going one step further would round off a hugely successful – if not always smooth-sailing – start to Hayes’ time in charge.
—Amanda Davies, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
But skinny, scrappy Kennedy didn’t back down from anything.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024
The scrappy guys from Down Under have even out hustled the powerful Serbians in rebounds, winning that battle, 18-16.
—Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
This week, a handful of arborists and Conservation Corps of Long Beach members gathered at a scrappy plot of land in the corner of a city park to do just that.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
The scrappy victory against Germany earlier this week means that at least an Olympic silver medal is guaranteed for the US, but going one step further would round off a hugely successful – if not always smooth-sailing – start to Hayes’ time in charge.
—Amanda Davies, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
But skinny, scrappy Kennedy didn’t back down from anything.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024
The scrappy guys from Down Under have even out hustled the powerful Serbians in rebounds, winning that battle, 18-16.
—Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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