rag

Example Sentences

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"I didn't recognise the men. Or this woman. Her cheek was so flabby. Her mouth so limp. She was like a rag doll."

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The word “empathy” gets thrown around like a rag doll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Trail hunting involves laying a trail using a rag soaked in animal scent which hounds can chase.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

"You held him like a rag doll, didn't you," barrister Gordon Cole KC asked Ives.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

When Gran wasn’t looking, I removed the bobbin from the spinning wheel, wrapped it in a rag, and tied it to my waist.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff