How to Use raggedy in a Sentence

raggedy

adjective
  • The teams are still raggedy, the hype has no chance to build.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 23 Nov. 2021
  • What’s with those raggedy circles drawn on the wall of each floor?
    — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2017
  • As part of the program, a city crew came by to trim the raggedy old oak tree.
    — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • His clothes are raggedy, his body is large and his sweat is torrential.
    — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Watch when your raggedy TV works, anyway.
    — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Watch when your raggedy TV works, anyway.
    — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But when this happens, that raggedy towel doesn't need to be thrown out quite yet.
    — Rabekah Henderson, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Up and down the Vegas strip, a whole raggedy army of them, marching in flipflops and sun hats.
    — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 18 July 2019
  • There’s no question that a raggedy band of people with guns could fight the government.
    — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 15 May 2018
  • Just save whatever pieces came out whole (and eat the stuck scraps), trim off their raggedy edges and wrap them up to gift.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020
  • My plan, however, lives on a piece of raggedy looseleaf paper.
    — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Women were very fashionable in Cairo and never dared go out in raggedy clothes.
    — Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But these are kicks that will mellow out a tweed suit, or make your raggedy gym clothes look a little more intentional.
    — Jake Woolf, GQ, 25 Aug. 2017
  • The dwarf Mime’s workshop is a creepy tea party and puppet theater for raggedy homemade dolls.
    — New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Old, raggedy bindings, on the other hand, will break down and leave you with nothing but expletives to keep you warm as night falls.
    — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Back in the day, Arizona represented the raggedy edge of the frontier.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2021
  • There’s nothing like a good cargo, but rather than wearing it with a raggedy tee, consider a casual shirt.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The thin straps and square toe give them a refined aesthetic that pairs well with jeans or even a classy sundress (my raggedy Tevas could never).
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
  • There was nothing especially raggedy or vague about the poll watchers’ affidavits.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2020
  • The Cowboys' biggest problems are their raggedy defense and a prolific mistake-prone offense.
    — Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2020
  • And Chuck Sharp, 69, stands at the entrance to a still-raggedy path his son, Alan, has cut through their seven-acre cornfield.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Drew was supposed to sing at the wedding but has basically lost her voice, which definitely sounds raggedy AF over the phone.
    — Chris Murphy, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2021
  • There is new and unexpected controllability at the raggedy edge.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Upon closer examination, that blonde is deeply troubled, those bungalows are falling apart, the sprinkler is cheap and lawn is raggedy.
    — Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022
  • The first half features Kenny's deadened sing-song over a gurgling 808, blinking synths, and raggedy nu-metal guitars.
    — Alex Suskind, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The Vumms dwell in a jangly, garage-pop rock realm featuring some cool arrangements and catchy, perfectly raggedy vocal harmonies.
    — cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The president's raggedy gang of dead-enders are still pressing for the election to be overturned in increasingly extravagant ways.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2020
  • The president’s raggedy gang of dead-enders are still pressing for the election to be overturned in increasingly extravagant ways.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2021
  • At one point Rogers tries to communicate with a distraught Lloyd through his alter-ego, a raggedy puppet known as Daniel Tiger.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Repurpose infrequently used or raggedy-but-serviceable containers to bring order to that junk drawer.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

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