How to Use craggy in a Sentence

craggy

adjective
  • Mountaineers stand atop craggy peaks and look out on the world.
    — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 10 May 2020
  • Giles led us to a craggy mound of rock at the edge of the water.
    — Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Mountains bare of the glaciers that once perched on their craggy peaks.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The plump pieces of swai are craggy and crisp, with a light coating that sticks to the fish.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The craggy nuts add pops of crunch to the spoonable casserole.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Snow patches clung to craggy rock faces — a rare sight in the last gasps of summer.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Huge waves send sea spray dozens of feet into the air along the wild, craggy coastline.
    — National Geographic, 15 July 2019
  • The island is a craggy basalt rock that juts up from water so rough that boats cannot dock.
    — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2022
  • These are dusty, arid lands, more craggy than lush, and in some ways inhospitable.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Or narrow, craggy and full of danger?
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Parts of it are so dry the ground is sharp and craggy, with no vegetation.
    — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The craggy nuggets are doused in hot sauce and honey as the finishing touch.
    — Katie Chang, Esquire, 23 June 2016
  • Even the craggy faces of the men in close-up look like maps of uncharted terrain.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Then flip them over and fill the craggy pockets with that garlicky butter.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 8 Oct. 2017
  • Above us was a gray, craggy world of rocks and dust—a piece of the moon jutting out of Eden.
    — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The earth is craggy, sculpted over millennia by waves and wind.
    — Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The rustic, craggy finish is nice and gives the tops of each one a nice crunchy finish.
    — Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
  • This stunning loop hike climbs and winds along a ridge line between the craggy peaks of the cascades.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 28 Oct. 2018
  • The starch will give the pork a craggy, super-crunchy shell—no egg wash or breadcrumbs needed.
    — Cathy Erway, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Their four wheels look like they were made for off-roading, but they still get stuck in the cracks of craggy sidewalks.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • High above the cardamom stood old trees whose mossy trunks and craggy branches soared hundreds of feet in the air.
    — National Geographic, 18 Jan. 2020
  • Crisp, craggy edges surround a soft, chewy center, and the whole thing is encased in black sesame seeds.
    — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2025
  • There were piles of raw rocks on tarps, sold by the pound, and men with craggy hands standing behind crates of cheap agate slices.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2023
  • This small train leads down one of the steepest railway lines in the world, and cuts through stunning, craggy scenery.
    — Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Along the craggy dirt roads, women set up wooden stands to sell fruits and vegetables.
    — John Eligon Gulshan Khan, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2023
  • These tender bread bites are craggy and crispy with the essence of jalapeño pepper, just without all the intense heat.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The low tide exposes the craggy tops of oyster reefs and the waving tips of eelgrass.
    — National Geographic, 13 June 2017
  • Gaze out the windows at the sparkling Mediterranean on one side, with craggy pine forests on the other.
    — Catherine Bennett, AFAR Media, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The train continues south to Christchurch, hugging the craggy coast.
    — Steve Madgwick, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • Land along the border cuts through cities and farmland, gulches and craggy mountains, and desert and wildlife preserves.
    — Terrence Dopp, Bloomberg.com, 30 Aug. 2017

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