Explore Straggling through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like sprawling or straggly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Straggling meaning
present participle and gerund of straggle
Using Straggling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of straggle
- Useful related words include: sprawling, straggly, untidy.
- In the example corpus, straggling often appears in combinations such as: of straggling, straggling in, with straggling.
Context around Straggling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Straggling
- In this selection, "straggling" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, purpose, few and japanese stand out and add context to how "straggling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a straggling few got and hand with straggling and rather. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "straggling" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with straggling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. (10 words)
We were all kind of straggling in 10 minutes late," Zahn shared. (12 words)
Some documents attributed to the 7th century display a transitional hand with straggling and rather uncouth forms. (17 words)
Hud Bannon is a desultory wretch, a man without purpose straggling through life rather than living it, unable to break free from the damaged familial bonds that keep him tied to his father's failing cattle ranch in a dusty Texas panhandle town. (43 words)
But as the chase progressed, Sosa would rally and eventually tie McGwire with 46 home runs each on August 10, after a couple months of straggling within a few homers for the lead. (33 words)
Waller-Bridge is the only person on stage: red jumper, black jeans, hair semi-up but with a straggling I’m-louche-and-available lock. (25 words)
Example sentences (8)
Hud Bannon is a desultory wretch, a man without purpose straggling through life rather than living it, unable to break free from the damaged familial bonds that keep him tied to his father's failing cattle ranch in a dusty Texas panhandle town.
We were all kind of straggling in 10 minutes late," Zahn shared.
Waller-Bridge is the only person on stage: red jumper, black jeans, hair semi-up but with a straggling I’m-louche-and-available lock.
NPW employee Nicki Dunn made sure the operation went smoothly with 72 loads showing up and people still straggling in.
A straggling few got up to go in deep despair.
But as the chase progressed, Sosa would rally and eventually tie McGwire with 46 home runs each on August 10, after a couple months of straggling within a few homers for the lead.
Some documents attributed to the 7th century display a transitional hand with straggling and rather uncouth forms.
This late afternoon strike narrowly missed detecting Yamamoto's main body and failed to score hits on a straggling Japanese destroyer.
Common combinations with straggling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of straggling 2×
- straggling in 2×
- with straggling 2×