How to Use ragtag in a Sentence

ragtag

adjective
  • Watching a ragtag group of kids save the day never seems to get old.
    — Maya Phillips, The New Yorker, 9 July 2019
  • Three lead singers, 12 warped tunes, a ragtag team of rock misfits.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2021
  • So how did this ragtag group morph into a deadly backup unit?
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2022
  • Both the tent and the traveling quarters are on the ragtag side.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Each side raised an army of ragtag soldiers to scare the other off, and nearly as many lawyers.
    — John Sedgwick, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2021
  • Spike and his ragtag group of misfits go on wild adventures in this beloved series.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 18 Nov. 2022
  • In ragtag crumbles or genteel chunks, feta cheese gives a frisky flavor edge to food.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The film follows a ragtag team of ghost hunters trying to stop the evil spirit Zuul.
    — Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The film follows a ragtag team of ghost hunters trying to stop the evil spirit Zuul.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Then the ragtag band of locals gathered on the common, shouted out their roll call, and waited.
    — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • But wait, didn't a ragtag team of Rebels do that in the live-action spinoff movie Rogue One?
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Among the ragtag crew of antiheroes is Frenchie, played by Tomer Capone.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • The show features a ragtag group of, well, single parents looking out for one another and their kids.
    — Rachel Yang, Teen Vogue, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The ragtag crew of rebels don’t stand a chance; there are simply too many, and Grogu’s strength is seemingly at an all-time low.
    — Alex Kane, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Something about this 2023 team just feels so ragtag and unpredictable.
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The ragtag parade on the final day is more a rousing street party than a formal procession.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
  • But few would describe this year’s ragtag selection of new musicals as robust.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • Along with a ragtag crew and a robot kitten for a sidekick, the space ranger may just be up to take on the complicated challenge.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 7 Aug. 2022
  • With only a month left, a ragtag group of criminals, Lazarus, is formed to stop Skinner’s plan.
    — Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The tragedy has sent reeling the ragtag world that revolves around the Beef, though the restaurant’s creditors don’t care.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
  • As part of the subsequent cover-up, Quinn is locked up with a ragtag bunch of military misfits.
    — Keith Phipps, The Verge, 14 Sep. 2018
  • The fifth season will see the ragtag group of characters faceoff against Vecna one final time.
    — Dan Heching, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The sequel centers on the group of ragtag fighters who must defend Earth from the evil forces of Outworld.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
  • There have been countless coming-of-age shows built around ragtag groups of teenagers, but none have been quite like Reservation Dogs.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2021
  • In addition to its fun storyline, the success of the film could be credited to the talent of its young cast, a ragtag mix of fresh faces.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 26 June 2020
  • And for the Lost Boys, start with pj's and add cardboard swords, a raccoon hat, and other ragtag accessories.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Long-term, Harris wants to build a new stadium to replace the ragtag 27-year-old structure.
    — Hank Tucker, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • How this proudly low-budget effort managed to license those tunes is as curious as so much else in this ragtag oddity.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Led by a tenth-place effort from Sam Gordon, the ragtag city-wide team finished fourth with 161 points.
    — Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Sentry will have Superman-like powers, so the ragtag team of Thunderbolts would have a tough time killing him.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Dec. 2022

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