run ragged
Example Sentences
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The former Real Madrid midfielder was run ragged as Palace’s impressive duo Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise enjoyed a memorable evening.
From BBC • May 6, 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
And out there, on the lonely guard Station, nerves had run ragged, always waiting, always watching, wearing away even the iron discipline of their military background.
From Derelict by Nourse, Alan Edward
