How to Use tatter in a Sentence

tatter

1 of 2 verb
  • The monument, like the south-facing soldier, is tattered these days.
    — The New York Times, NOLA.com, 25 June 2017
  • While the cloth jacket had what appeared to be puncture marks and the pants were tattered, the nylon shoes had little weathering.
    — Miles Blumhardt, The Denver Post, 9 June 2019
  • From privacy to products to the treatment of its own employees and contractors, the banner is tattered.
    — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 26 Dec. 2018
  • Bloodied, clothes tattered, Williams ran to the front door of the Barros family home, where the sisters lived with their sons and mother.
    — Christal Hayes, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2017
  • Down a run entering the seventh inning, the Red Sox tattered Harris for three two-out runs, taking a lead their bullpen refused to cede.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 2 June 2018
  • Redeemer is located just west of the Marquette University campus, in a neighborhood tattered by poverty.
    — Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2018
  • Manager Terry Francona, whose bullpen is tattered, stayed with Kluber into the eighth even with Gregorius leading off.
    — New York Times, 12 July 2018
  • The disclosure is the latest chapter in a long-running saga that tattered the reputation of a former Silicon Valley icon and continues to spawn problems for its new owner.
    — Ryan Knutson, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2017
  • To watch all those bedraggled, anxious Americans queue for Powerball tickets at the corner store is to see what the lottery means to them—a fantasy Hail Mary to hedge against a tattering social safety net.
    — Rich Benjamin, Esquire, 13 Sep. 2017

tatter

2 of 2 noun
  • Trump’s legacy and that of his family could end up in tatters.
    — Graydon Carter, vanityfair.com, 22 Mar. 2017
  • But a run of nine straight defeats have seemingly left those dreams in tatters.
    — SI.com, 7 June 2019
  • But since the 12-day war, that strategy lies in tatters.
    — Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For the costume, tatter and stain a worn dress with food coloring or fabric dye.
    — Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 4 Sep. 2023
  • For a white liberal, the book leaves many an illusion in tatters.
    — Michael Ignatieff, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Decades later, the Squirrel, as her friends called her, hung on to every old tatter.
    — Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Let’s hope that come November, this country isn’t left in tatters, too.
    — Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
  • The economy is in tatters and large parts of the country have been reduced to rubble.
    — Andrea Thomas, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
  • While her image is in tatters abroad, Suu Kyi is still popular at home.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2019
  • On Saturday morning, those hopes lay in tatters.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Mr Bolsonaro’s plans for fighting crime and corruption are in tatters.
    — The Economist, 23 Nov. 2019
  • His army is in tatters, and while the common people still largely support him, the powerful clans do not.
    — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Fast-forward to a year and a half later, and our relationship remains in tatters.
    — oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2020
  • In one, a fist crushes an American missile, and a flag explodes in tatters.
    — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, 5 July 2017
  • Now Sunday's announcement leaves the agreement that took years to hammer out in tatters.
    — NBC News, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Her authority in tatters, May is now under pressure from all sides.
    — Geoffrey Smith, Fortune, 22 June 2017
  • Liverpool’s defence of their crown lies in tatters, with five losses in their opening 11 league games.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Elsewhere, strains of populism have some worried that democratic norms are under threat or already in tatters.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2019
  • With agriculture in tatters, emergency aid is keeping a growing share of the country alive.
    — Megan Specia and Kassie Bracken, New York Times, 30 May 2018
  • The country’s education and health services lay in tatters, with wages down 90%.
    — Natasha Frost, Quartzy, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Facebook is trying to build its creator department, but its pace is glacial and its reputation among teens in tatters.
    — Julia Alexander, The Verge, 15 July 2019
  • Since the coronavirus hit, China's economy has been in tatters.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2020
  • Five days later, Gay went down in a heap late in a game against Indiana, his left Achilles tendon in tatters.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2018
  • With the economy in tatters, the only reliable homebuyers were the wealthy.
    — Jeff Andrews, Curbed, 29 Nov. 2018
  • At home, the remnants of a successful Etsy business lie in tatters all over the family room, a reminder of what once was and what could have been.
    — Jeff Bogle, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Kabul, Afghanistan — With Taliban peace talks in tatters, Afghanistan is now bracing for the backlash.
    — Charlie D'agata, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Flaws that good teams take advantage of have been exposed, but TCU’s confidence is hardly in tatters.
    — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 15 Jan. 2018
  • But with the Avengers and the universe in tatters, the table is set for Captain Marvel to make her debut and rally the troops.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 9 May 2018
  • The judge notes that Yemen’s financial system is in tatters and its residents desperately need help because of the civil war.
    — SFChronicle.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The other side of the bracket — West versus South — is more unorthodox, thanks to a string of upsets that left countless office pools in tatters.
    — David Wharton, latimes.com, 26 Mar. 2018

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