fraying
Example Sentences
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The safety net that previously absorbed part of medical costs when a family couldn’t afford them is fraying, and most families have noticed.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Eddington” took on pandemic paranoia and our fraying connection to reality.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Canada had hoped to become a global EV production powerhouse, inking massive government-backed deals with leading automakers like Honda and Germany's Volkswagen -- but those ambitions are fraying.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
But that cohesion appears to be fraying as it turns to the task of securing sanctions relief by cutting a deal with the U.S., which likely will require making difficult concessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
I look at her, and I can see the way time has worn through her like an old piece of cloth, the fibers exposed and fraying.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
