rag

Example Sentences

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As he took out a small notebook and began to read names from it, I was suddenly conscious of my rumpled clothes, my long, ragged fingernails.

From Literature

Beneath the shadowing shawl her head was tied up with a rag – to keep her dead jaw from dropping in one final gape.

From Literature

I lugged my basket around the side of the building and found him sitting on an upturned pail, a grease-streaked rag in his hand.

From Literature

They likened the way images of the young women were changed to "a rag doll brought to life through the dark arts".

From BBC

Should such a result come to pass this weekend, England may appear even more ragged than they were when Borthwick's era began.

From BBC