run ragged
Example Sentences
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They should have made their margin of victory more comfortable, wasting a host of second-half chances against an Algeria side repeatedly run ragged on the counter.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024
By the end of the season, Jessel is run ragged by the parrots, Sai and Erin, who habitually call her a liar and unimportant.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2023
But the cost of belatedness is real for her too: Every time we spoke, she was “muerta,” “despilada,” “exhausta,” run ragged by relentless institutional demands.
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022
If I feel stuck, I look for ways to move; if I am being run ragged, I try to find a minute to sit in one place.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2022
Joe was run ragged, but in spite of everything he managed to talk at some length with Sally.
From Space Tug by Leinster, Murray
