ratty

Example Sentences

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Always tucked in the breast pocket of my ratty coat, close to my chest.

From Literature

Sam had found two World War I gas masks, and he and Corban both were wearing the ratty uniform of a soldier fresh from the trenches.

From Literature

In front of the cabin’s lone window, Owen saw another polar bear prevention device: a ratty old couch.

From Literature

My hair was slicked back under a dirty slouch hat, and my dusty boots stuck out from beneath a ratty pair of men’s trousers.

From Literature

“I actually love these gigs,” he said, dressed in a gas station attendant’s jacket over a ratty Replacements T-shirt.

From Los Angeles Times