Sentence examples for ragged that from inspiring English sources

Wallace looked so ragged that Nadell borrowed a pair of scissors from the staff and cut his hair.

Bibby was running his counterpart, Derek Fisher, so ragged that Lakers Coach Phil Jackson decided to put Bryant on Bibby.

In those first 30 minutes,England were so ragged that it was a relief to them when Kazakhstan's centre-forward, Sergei Ostapenko, had to go off injured.

Ten years ago, says Win Hallett, the head of its Chamber of Commerce, the centre of Mobile was so ragged that he worried about visitors being frightened away by the hotels.

The trousers I wore to school day after day had knees so shiny and hems so ragged that my teachers, already aghast at my shoes with their soles falling off, started asking questions about my home life.

Defectors told the CIA that the Iraqi military was so ragged that "Iraqi pilots were inventing illnesses on the days they were supposed to fly because they were terrified [their] inadequately maintained planes would crash".

We found ourselves in a position where we were 16-6 down and we just looked very ragged after that.

In the event, Mill Reef was pulled out with an injury, but the race still entered Turf folk lore: Brigadier Gerard was a supposed certainty, but on a scorching afternoon in front of a packed house suffered the only defeat of an 18-race career, run ragged by that year's Derby winner, Roberto.

He went on to honor Carr's legacy as "one of the most gifted journalists who has ever worked at The New York Times," joking about his ragged style that was often compared to that of "a homeless person".

"The rock fans are looking for the genuine article, and this has got that rough edge, a ragged soul, that gives it authenticity.

Even better, ripping the noodles gives them ragged edges that hang on to any nearby sauce.