scrubbier; scrubbiest
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Examples of scrubby in a Sentence
changed into an old flannel shirt and a scrubby pair of jeans to clean out the garage
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The forests will be scrubbier and more open.
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
Just to the south, in a clearing between stands of scrubby black spruce, a cow moose spotted the women and leapt to its feet, dashing away to the southeast and into a 32-acre area that the city is working to turn into a new snow dump site in West Anchorage.
—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2021
It is called scrubby flatwoods.
—Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2020
Stick to the gentler blue scour pads, the scrubby side of your sponge, or a Scrub Daddy/Mommy.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 10 Feb. 2023
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
Just to the south, in a clearing between stands of scrubby black spruce, a cow moose spotted the women and leapt to its feet, dashing away to the southeast and into a 32-acre area that the city is working to turn into a new snow dump site in West Anchorage.
—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2021
It is called scrubby flatwoods.
—Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2020
Stick to the gentler blue scour pads, the scrubby side of your sponge, or a Scrub Daddy/Mommy.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 10 Feb. 2023
See all Example Sentences for scrubby
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“Scrubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrubby. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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