fraying

Example Sentences

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Spectators are left exasperated while staff work to patch up the old machines, connected by fraying electrical wires.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

The safety net that previously absorbed part of medical costs when a family couldn’t afford them is fraying, and most families have noticed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

“Eddington” took on pandemic paranoia and our fraying connection to reality.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Still, the leader of the host nation, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has tried to position herself as a mediator between the U.S. and Europe, staunchly defending the fraying trans-Atlantic alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

She unfolded her strip, a piece of sky blue denim with fraying edges, on which words had been printed in white.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon