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as in hairy
covered with or as if with hair a big, shaggy dog kept trying to lick my face
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Recent Examples of shaggy Marsh gave way to thicker moss and shaggier shrubs. —
Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 The bride and bridesmaids carried simple bouquets of white calla lilies with a few shaggy strands of amaranth. —Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026 Using a fork, gradually draw the flour into the liquid until a shaggy dough begins to form. —Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026 Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shaggy
Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 The bride and bridesmaids carried simple bouquets of white calla lilies with a few shaggy strands of amaranth. —Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026 Using a fork, gradually draw the flour into the liquid until a shaggy dough begins to form. —Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026 Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shaggy
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Gardening coach and author Teri Speight says the rabbits in her garden don't bother her tomatoes, noting that this is likely due to their subtle scent and hairy stems.— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026
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Her rock-climbing skills also come in handy when she’s trapped in a narrow gorge, and soon after when a hairy ascent provides echoes of the prologue.— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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His posts, featuring his big blue eyes and fuzzy black spots, have garnered millions of views, with articles in major papers around the country and across the pond.— Itay Hod, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Use a spoon to scrape out any fibrous fuzzy hairs.— Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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His silky lead pass sent Sennecke ahead with speed to finish with aplomb to the far side.— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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His silky ballads are uniformly thoughtful and well-constructed, but lack the pathos that would give them greater depth and dimension.— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Spring is typically prime time for the housing market, but this year’s season is off to a rough start.— Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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The star also gets a rough ride from many of the elementary school interviewees that allows the unlikely gardening enthusiast to embrace his more familiar manchild.— Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Shaggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/shaggy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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