Examples of 'straggling' in a sentence
Meaning of "straggling"
Straggle means to move along slowly, spread out, or grow in an irregular, untidy manner. It is a verb that describes the action of struggling or moving clumsily
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- present participle of straggle
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They are straggling back across the border.
We will stop every hour to save straggling.
Do not go straggling all over the stage.
His sentence structure is often loose and straggling.
Straggling line of fishing huts on the beach.
I do not want them straggling in here one by one.
Straggling is taken into account.
I do not want us straggling in the front.
There is one interesting fact that just came straggling in.
Who still appears to be straggling astern of the convoy.
A straggling few got up to go.
Would be so compatible with that straggling group of daphne mezereum.
Of those straggling teeth with breaches here and there.
Would be so compatible with that straggling group of daphne mezereon.
A few straggling beams still fell on the field clear of trees.
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Guess we are all straggling back.
They caught straggling pillagers in the fields and sized the enemy camp by surprise.
Marched up through the city taking a number of straggling prisoners.
So it seems to be straggling behind the rest of the stars.
Various theoretical advances were made in understanding energy straggling in this case.
There was no straggling from this regiment.
The native quarters to the north consisted of a number of straggling villages.
A hyena will take a straggling pup if it gets the chance.
These are in particular the unique fortification facilities straggling on its territory.
A young boy touched a straggling wire and was killed instantly.
Izzy led the way with our companions straggling behind.
No more straggling for me.
I had to confess that mine had not gone beyond a few straggling notes.
We tend to be straggling behind.
The resulting statistical energy distribution or deviation from initial energy is called energy straggling.
I saw another straggling.
Soldiers had not been paid in months and many were dropping from illness and straggling.
It has irregular straggling branches and stiff twigs and long spines at the leaf axils.
The village at Preston formed a long straggling settlement.
If necessary any straggling shoots can be reduced in April.
For all we know, sleds may still be straggling in.
Desperately trying to get the last straggling vehicles to the port before time runs out.
Straggling bands of Indians raiding everywhere.
And he sees across a weary land a straggling road in Spain.
What Shih Tzu is straggling around the street with an old coat saying.
The herds have passed, but a few straggling gazelles appear.
Straggling and astray, we rode to the battle.
The village of Whitsbury consists of a straggling village street with timbered and thatched houses.
It likes acid sand areas, but often grows in a straggling fashion.
Even the few straggling stars had vanished, conclusively.
As time passes the sadness diminishes, leaving only a few straggling emotions hanging on.
In previous years the team was straggling the edge with only winning 3 to 4 games a year.
It was not long before the troops were passing the first pitiful, straggling lines of refugees.
Besides this, his straggling beard and hair had given a savage look to his countenance.
It flies from tree to tree in loose straggling groups, calling loudly.
