How to Use scrappy in a Sentence

scrappy

adjective
  • There’s a form of it that’s scrappy.
    — Olivia Tauber, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
  • This is a complete, scrappy, clever, tough team.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
  • So my roommate and I had to get scrappy.
    — Meagan Francis, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
  • TikTok is best for short, scrappy videos.
    — Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The town is scrappy though, and working hard to rebuild.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Zomnir wasn’t afraid to be scrappy in those early days.
    — Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The Pistons led by no more than six points in a tight, scrappy first half.
    — Matt Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Tough, scrappy and … sometimes dirty?
    — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Jennifer is scrappy, gutsy, and one of a kind.
    — Elle McLogan, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The spaces were once furnished by scrappy kids.
    — Meagan Francis, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Those first years were scrappy, partly by design.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
  • This team will be scrappy but may take some time to jell into a cohesive unit.
    — Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Charlotte might be a little too scrappy.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The scrappy underdogs who could have punched the Knicks in the mouth.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Austin Peay was scrappy, taking big shots and trying a few big plays.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The Hawks want to be a scrappy, tough, annoying team to play against.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • How did this scrappy little series achieve such success?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The game was decided by a scrappy goal in the final minute of stoppage time.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Leonard’s a scrappy forward who brings a ton of energy to a lineup.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Rambo was thin and scrappy, with a sly grin that seldom broke into laughter.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Slow start to this game with neither team shooting well but plenty of scrappy defense.
    — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The scrappier corners of the avant-garde are no longer off limits to the mainstream press.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Of course, Madonna came as a teenager with nothing but a scrappy dream.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • So much for the scrappy nature of podcasting.
    — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
  • The Panthers made six three pointers against a scrappy Keller squad.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024
  • These weren’t just scrappy kids of the same age, like the Kentucky Derby.
    — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Those early days were scrappy and communal.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Quirky, creative, a little scrappy.
    — Darpan Munjal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • That might be at least in part because the scrappy comedy doesn’t have any glory days to relive.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But the scrappy Padres battled back – little by little.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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