ragged

Example Sentences

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When the 46-year-old swapped Leicester Tigers for Twickenham ahead of schedule in December 2022, England were in a ragged place.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

But the Pumas, run ragged by the 12-month demands on their star players, were also at less than full strength.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Facing obstacles – be they ragged clothes that triggered childhood bullying or high school classmates who ridiculed her for favoring country music over The Beatles – became a way of life for Dolly.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

DeMond Chambliss used to run himself ragged with the small contracting business he owned in Columbus, Ohio: hanging drywall, chasing clients for payments and managing half a dozen employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Zheng was shuffling inland in his ragged clothes, tired and weak, barely able to stand.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook