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tattered

[tat-erd] / ˈtæt ərd /


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But we sense from her tattered sweater and blank stare a disconnection.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

He wrote a 12-book series around the character, a British soldier who returns to Cornwall from the American War of Independence and rebuilds his tattered estate, reopens his father's derelict mine and finds love.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Vendors there were hawking shoes, used power tools and watches under tattered blue tarps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

With a pot of glue, a blade and a keen eye, Manal al-Saadani repairs tattered banknotes -- a necessity in the Gaza Strip, where the cash in circulation is wearing out.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

Our mother, in turn, frequently paused beside my father's tattered, urine-stained golf bag and relived memories of her own.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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