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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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Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Even Sai, who is the only one who seems scrappy enough to really throw down, is trying to come off as nicer and calmer.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
His two touchdown passes and 201 all-purpose yards led Cathedral to a scrappy, 16-14 Angelus League title-clinching victory over St. Paul — the Phantoms’ first league title since 2018.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Because the show is all about a scrappy fighter training to be the best in a world full of magical people, though, anime series like Pokémon and Naruto were an obvious go-to source of inspiration.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Where marketers have typically relied on demographics to divide the market, Tyler targeted people who were rebellious and scrappy like him.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Even Sai, who is the only one who seems scrappy enough to really throw down, is trying to come off as nicer and calmer.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
His two touchdown passes and 201 all-purpose yards led Cathedral to a scrappy, 16-14 Angelus League title-clinching victory over St. Paul — the Phantoms’ first league title since 2018.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Because the show is all about a scrappy fighter training to be the best in a world full of magical people, though, anime series like Pokémon and Naruto were an obvious go-to source of inspiration.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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