ragged

Example Sentences

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On a pitch which ragged at the R Premadasa Stadium, however, it was the degrees of turn offered by the ball which provided the focus on this occasion.

From BBC

They guzzled the drinks down, quenching their ragged throats.

From Literature

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

Her basket hat started well, but about a third of the way in, she got cancer “and her stitches became more and more ragged. She had trouble concentrating, trouble preparing materials,” Hammel-Sawyer said.

From Los Angeles Times

There were times when the bowling was ragged and part-time off-spinner Will Jacks struggled to contain.

From BBC