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," writes the 73-year-old, according to the French-language version.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

But it was Yang in prosthetics as Dobby the House Elf from “Harry Potter” who won the night despite a hilarious wardrobe malfunction — his rag outfit kept coming off at the shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

I wrapped them in a dirty rag and tucked them inside my jacket.

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