But she also embodies much more than that: a certain scrappiness in the best possible sense of the word.

Because of his scrappiness, he was sent to reform school as a teen-ager.

Murdoch has done all he could to restore that scrappiness.

But the scrappiness the Rockets showed won't be enough to carry them through a whole season without a superstar.

The scrappiness and the feeling of being on the outside, looking in and wanting to play.

Such engagement - scrappiness in good causes - is the route to upset victory.

The series of plays illustrated Barnes's scrappiness and his raw shooting touch.

It captures a certain scrappiness about the show.

He even makes a virtue of its scrappiness, its "revelations in the present, with no before or after."

"I must say, it's not easy being married," says Tony, with the boyish scrappiness and joy long gone from his face.

And I've been telling people a long time, "Don't underestimate the scrappiness with which they'll approach this race."

All that flitting about gives the Mariinsky the reputation for scrappiness.

A certain degree of scrappiness in the playing actually enhanced the primal power of the performance.

He also showed scrappiness, drawing seven penalty minutes.

Still, even in the first days of the campaign he has shown some scrappiness in countering his critics.

A trace of the bazaar scrappiness returned to her voice and she was less lost within the room. '

What the Racers lacked in height, however, they more than made up for with toughness and scrappiness.

Scott insists that his team, led by Marbury, show scrappiness and a killer instinct.

But “Woodstock” has none of that scrappiness.

But for all their scrappiness, these methods of makeshift communication leave room for misunderstanding.

That makes it easy to forget the basic scrappiness and necessity that gave birth to the vehicle in the first place.

Kazan's scrappiness comes across in such statements as "It's stimulating to dislike someone, don't you think?"

But without a merger windfall, Zoom investors may struggle despite the company's well-known scrappiness.

Mr. Huntsman's scrappiness and habit of watching every penny has deep roots.

More scrappiness follows as Quins clear their lines and still can't find some fluency to their play.