rags
Example Sentences
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She told True West Film Center that she was a “real rags to riches story” and was raised by a single mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
With the mayor’s vocal support, Mr. Bratton put broken-windows policing to work, arresting “squeegee men” who smeared dirty rags across motorists’ windshields, holding them hostage for a “contribution.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
If your social-worker friend envies your designer clothes, you don’t have to ditch your Prada for rags, but it’s probably better not to festoon your outfit with your biggest diamond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
We say that the “Cinderella” story is rags to riches, but in all versions, especially the European ones, she is a noble girl put into the kitchen by her wicked stepmother.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
My brothers played at soccer with a ball they had fashioned from old rags.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
