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
The carriage has turned back into a pumpkin, the ballgown is once again just tattered clothing and all the horses have gone back to being mice.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 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
The riverbed wound its way through high-standing firs and tattered alders, but after a little time the embankment fell away and a sparse forest became their only cover.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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