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
Fairclough added wearing number one "was like waving a red rag to a bull at that level of football".
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
With that, Mr. Kellerman takes the soaked rag out of my hand and tosses it in the sink.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
