in tatters
Example Sentences
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In the show’s final galleries, we find Whistler once again roaming—to Amsterdam, Italy and elsewhere—but the small scale and reduced scope of his work suggest a career in tatters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Just weeks later, that career lay in tatters.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
"The lawyer's credibility is in tatters -- but there are cases where lawyers still win, despite the hallucinations, because they were right on the merits," he explained.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 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
They were three scarecrows, their clothes in tatters, their faces black with soot and grease, their hair and beards matted.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
