rag

Example Sentences

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"I didn't recognise the men. Or this woman. Her cheek was so flabby. Her mouth so limp. She was like a rag doll."

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The word “empathy” gets thrown around like a rag doll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Liebling, himself Jewish, labeled the elder Newhouse a “journalist chiffonier” — a rag picker.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

Two employees who spotted them ducked behind a luxury SUV they were wiping down with a rag.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

She giggled and said, “Jay Berry, you look just like my old rag doll did the time Rowdy got hold of her.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls