tattered

Example Sentences

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Not so long ago, tattered old maps of Africa’s most remote mining regions would conjure up images of Allan Quatermain cutting his way deep into the jungle in search of King Solomon’s Mines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Over tattered drum and bass patterns, retro-futuristic crescendos and ephemeral melodies, Twigs attempts to bottle the way dance music makes her feel.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Crammed under a tattered tent on rough wooden benches, Yemeni children are learning Arabic grammar -- lucky to receive an education at all in a country hammered by years of war.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Printed on his grey, tattered T-shirt is a huge smiley face - the word "smile" emblazoned beneath it.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

"We shall correct that, and leave him tattered and torn!"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda