straggling

[US]/'strægl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. separated from the main group or behind others.

Phrases & Collocations

straggling crowd

Example Sentences

half the men were already straggling back into the building.

her hair was straggling over her eyes.

The straggling branches of the tree needed to be pruned.

We found a straggling group of hikers on the trail.

The straggling line of cars stretched for miles.

She noticed a straggling cat wandering around the neighborhood.

The straggling students arrived late to class.

The straggling clouds in the sky signaled an impending storm.

He tried to gather the straggling thoughts in his mind.

The straggling pieces of puzzle made it difficult to complete.

She noticed a straggling group of wildflowers growing by the roadside.

The straggling vines covered the old stone wall.

Real-world Examples

A young boy touched a straggling wire and was killed instantly.

Source: Legend of American Business Tycoons

He looked a little mad, with his straggling black hair flying around him.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Viktor Krum was walking side by side with Karkaroff, and the other Durmstrang students were straggling along behind them.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Soon, the crowd of gnomes in the field started walking away in a straggling line, their little shoulders hunched.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Right across the enormous plain stretched the straggling array, wagons and carts, men on horseback, and men on foot.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

His hands were unwashed, his few straggling locks uncombed.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

There was no mistaking that tall, angular, straggling figure.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

The other towns were straggling villages.

Source: American history

He sat in deep thought, his gaunt hand tugging at his straggling beard.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

Where the first straggling line of shops began, she stopped and held out her hand.

Source: Murder at the golf course

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