tatters
Example Sentences
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When Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue took a wicket apiece, New Zealand were in tatters at 29-6.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Iran’s navy appears to be in tatters, their nuclear program suffered more damage, along with their supply of long-range missiles.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
She said the situation had “humiliated” her and left her career in tatters, but maintained that the way her case was handled was unfair.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Tehran’s arsenal of missiles and rockets able to hit distant targets is in tatters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
She rustled in the tatters of her dress, groped for her smoking pipe, then remembered she was out of tobacco and let her hands splay restlessly in her lap.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
