How to Use shaggy in a Sentence

shaggy

adjective

• The sloth bear has a grey/white snout and black shaggy fur.
  — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
• In the shaggy green wild of the southern Serengeti, a flash of ivory snags the eye like silk on a nail.
  — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2023
• The catastrophists are, to be sure, still a shaggy group.
  — Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
• One of the huge, shaggy beasts, which can run at up to 35 mph, was charging him.
  — oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2019
• The grass was a bit shaggy, obscuring some of the words on LaBonge’s bronze plate.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
• That long brown hair with the 2000s blonde highlights and the shaggy layers with bangs.
  — Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 26 June 2024
• The breading is shaggy and crisp, the insides are moist and meaty-ish, and the food’s made fresh to order.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Nov. 2021
• In the film, Pitt's Cliff rocks a caramel, shaggy mane that looks ready to careen straight into the '70s.
  — Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, 12 July 2019
• Stir in beer and mix until a shaggy, sticky dough forms.
  — John Frank, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
• The 818 Tequila founder wore a shaggy brown coat with light brown faux-fur trim.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2022
• This new crab had a shaggy, very fluffy texture to its coat.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 3 July 2022
• Like a shaggy red rocking horse with a plush yarn coat.
  — Amanda Walker, AL.com, 3 May 2018
• Commanding the wheel of one is a thin man with thick, shaggy hair.
  — John Muyskens, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
• Add the flour and yeast and mix with a wooden spoon until the dough becomes a shaggy mass.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2021
• The women wore moccasins; the guys were shaggy-haired and festooned in beads and bells.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2023
• Add both flours, and pulse until a shaggy dough forms, about 10 times.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
• Add the remaining 1/2 cup of each flour to make a shaggy mass that can be worked with your hands.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 31 July 2020
• The shaggy beast stood facing away, a bit over a hundred yards off.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2021
• The ultra choppy shape is fierce, shaggy and just so cool.
  — Elle Turner, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2022
• Lately, the 27-year-old has been wearing a shaggy blonde, bleachy bob.
  — Maya Allen, Marie Claire, 19 Nov. 2019
• Karkai and Malavieille’s shaggy dog wandered at their feet.
  — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
• Add the water and olive oil and stir until a damp and shaggy dough forms, 2-3 minutes.
  — ExpressNews.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• Their dense coat is neat but shaggy, and the pups only shed a couple times of year when the seasons change.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 3 May 2022
• When the Red Stripe beer and rum drinks start flowing here, Mexibbean will be a cool shaggy hang.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 10 June 2022
• If dough is too sticky, add a tiny bit of flour, but keep in mind that dough should be somewhat sticky and a bit shaggy.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2022
• A few days ago, some boys found a small shaggy dog on the street and reported it to police.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• Hawke is tall, with the shaggy, sandy hair of a glam rocker and gangly limbs.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• The shaggy-haired 1,200-pound bull whose wavy locks often cover his eyes was hard to miss.
  — Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2018
• Acne Studios played with black slip-ons, while David Koma showed off a white ankle boot, cast in allover shaggy fur.
  — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
• Ursus americanus shares many traits with the legendary Sasquatch, from their impressive size and shaggy coat to their ability to stand upright.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024