threadbare

Example Sentences

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And despite the warmth of his room, the threadbare plaid blanket that’s normally folded and draped over the end of his bed is tucked around his legs, his slippered feet sticking out beneath it.

From Literature

“She began being grateful for the blankets, the only thing she had — and they were threadbare blankets,” Conniff says.

From Los Angeles Times

What he did with his wages we never knew; he had remained as tattered and threadbare as ever.

From Literature

European allies might join the U.S. in defending the Strait, but their navies are already threadbare.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two boys—tall, thickset teens—trailed behind her, clad in threadbare suits, looking bored and sullen.

From Literature