Wondering how to use Raggedy in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Raggedy in a sentence
Raggedy meaning
- Torn, ragged or tattered.
- Wearing torn or tattered clothes.
Using Raggedy
- The main meaning on this page is: Torn, ragged or tattered. | Wearing torn or tattered clothes.
- In the example corpus, raggedy often appears in combinations such as: the raggedy.
Context around Raggedy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Raggedy
- In this selection, "raggedy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, too, king, misfits and jumper stand out and add context to how "raggedy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bunch of raggedy misfits still and but too raggedy to keep. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "raggedy" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with raggedy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hindley Junior & Infant School Key Stage One nativity - The Raggedy King held in aid of Shelter. (16 words)
Today too many of our young men stand around raggedy liquor stores, pants down, underwear out. (16 words)
And after determining that the giant porcelain kitchen sink “was cool, but too raggedy to keep,” Ms. Li said, they rescued a stainless-steel sink from the debris in the backyard. (31 words)
It was remade as Pocketful of Miracles in 1961, with Bette Davis in the Apple Annie role (fused with the "raggedy doll" from Runyon's short story "The Brain Goes Home"); Frank Sinatra recorded the upbeat title song (his rendition is not used in the film). (46 words)
Sam Smethers, chief executive of equality charity the Fawcett Society, compares the assumptions so often made about the value of women’s work to a raggedy jumper: pull on the right thread, and it’s surprising how fast the whole thing unravels. (42 words)
The oath of friendship that you once took as a bunch of raggedy misfits still holds true, and your best buddies are the ones who will stand by your side through hell or high water. (35 words)
Example sentences (7)
Hindley Junior & Infant School Key Stage One nativity - The Raggedy King held in aid of Shelter.
The oath of friendship that you once took as a bunch of raggedy misfits still holds true, and your best buddies are the ones who will stand by your side through hell or high water.
And after determining that the giant porcelain kitchen sink “was cool, but too raggedy to keep,” Ms. Li said, they rescued a stainless-steel sink from the debris in the backyard.
Sam Smethers, chief executive of equality charity the Fawcett Society, compares the assumptions so often made about the value of women’s work to a raggedy jumper: pull on the right thread, and it’s surprising how fast the whole thing unravels.
That means it’s time to ditch those raggedy jeans and worn down and faded shirts, because these styles are sure to turn heads no matter what room you walk into.
Today too many of our young men stand around raggedy liquor stores, pants down, underwear out.
It was remade as Pocketful of Miracles in 1961, with Bette Davis in the Apple Annie role (fused with the "raggedy doll" from Runyon's short story "The Brain Goes Home"); Frank Sinatra recorded the upbeat title song (his rendition is not used in the film).
Common combinations with raggedy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: