tattered
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To create one of his characters, “the last lost boy,” Cardoza took self-portraits wearing a three-faced mask and a tattered brown jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
How to deal with the tattered economy had also been one of Sonko's major sources of contention with Faye.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
In the foreground of the painting was a car encampment with a tattered floral sheet woven through the windows, cloth tarps and couch cushions creating a shield against the elements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
The disintegration of Willy’s mind reflects its cause, the disintegration of the family for which he has strived and sold himself—and his tattered, tarnished soul—for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Near the door sat a huge chair covered with a pile of tattered quilts.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing tattered
The Diary of Anne Frank
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