tattered

Example Sentences

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And it means that every existing banknote matters more than ever - no matter how tattered.

From BBC

With a pot of glue, a blade and a keen eye, Manal al-Saadani repairs tattered banknotes -- a necessity in the Gaza Strip, where the cash in circulation is wearing out.

From Barron's

Scattered in the dirt around the opening of the well were tattered clothes left behind after bodies had been pulled out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over tattered drum and bass patterns, retro-futuristic crescendos and ephemeral melodies, Twigs attempts to bottle the way dance music makes her feel.

From Los Angeles Times

Crammed under a tattered tent on rough wooden benches, Yemeni children are learning Arabic grammar -- lucky to receive an education at all in a country hammered by years of war.

From Barron's