Scott Turow

I tend to start with a kernel, a vague concept, and just begin to write things down - notes about a character, lines of dialogue, descriptive passages about a place. One idea fires another. I do that for about a year. By then there's a story, and I'll go on to a complete first draft that sews many of those ragtag pieces together.

American Novelist

Alexandra Petri

I majored in extracurriculars, honestly. I joined the Harvard Stand Up Comedy Society, which is a ragtag band of misfits. I wrote for 'On Harvard Time,' which was a student TV show trying to be 'The Daily Show.' And I wrote a humor column for 'The Crimson' starting my sophomore year.

American Journalist

Jason Schreier

A great JRPG captures that feeling of going on an unusual adventure, of bringing a ragtag group of heroes from famine to fortune or steering cold-hearted villagers away from indifference.

Marshall Curry

I've often thought even ragtag gatherings of documentary filmmakers are more fun than gatherings of fiction filmmakers.

American Director

Best used in informal settings, often to describe makeshift or improvised groups.

Casual Tone

Implies diversity within a group, without a unifying appearance or purpose.

Lacks Uniformity

Could suggest lower quality or lack of sophistication in the group's abilities or resources.

Perceived Quality

Highlights a group's eclectic mix of backgrounds, professions, or lifestyles.

Diverse Backgrounds

Stresses a sense of unity or shared purpose despite apparent disorganization.

Unity Despite Chaos

Suggests the group was formed spontaneously, without formal structure.

Implies Spontaneity

 all the other growth before that So the servers are managed by a ragtag band of volunteers. All the editing is done by volunteers. And the way that we're organized is not like any traditional organization you can imagine. People are always asking, "Well, who's in charge of this?" or "Who does that?"

Jimmy Wales: How a...

 two major movies hit theaters both featuring killer impacts from outer space in armageddon bruce willis leads a ragtag crew to nuke an oncoming asteroid which by the way is something that only works in the movies and in deep impact president morgan freeman gives a rousing speech after

Lucy in the Sky with...

 So they commissioned Guangzhou’s pirates to raid the coast and join the fight against their enemies. Serving their Vietnamese patrons turned the Zhengs and other pirates from ragtag gangs aboard single vessels into professional privateer fleets

Ragtag