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How do you use Rags in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Rags in a sentence

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Rags | Raging | Raged | Rag | Rages | Ragsdale | Rager

Rags meaning

plural of rag

Using Rags

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of rag
  • In the example corpus, rags often appears in combinations such as: rags to, rags and, in rags.

Context around Rags

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

real 1× oily 1× typical 1× waste 1× seller 1× shares 1× wonderful 1× true 1× using 1× damp 1×

Often after:

story 1× together 1×

Sentence patterns with Rags

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a real rags to rags 1× a true rags to riches 1× a typical rags to riches 1× a wonderful rags to riches 1× challenges like rags to riches 1× chicken seller rags to riches 1× from the rags of blankets 1× has a rags to riches 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

asia s richest 1× firefighters were called 1× he gained the 1× in yates charts 1× indian superstar akshay 1× jacqueline became a 1×

Common sentence endings:

to riches story 2× a gangster tale 1× an apocalypse challenge 1× an exceptional one 1× ever fur ever 1× hatred towards john 1×

Words around Rags

Just before it in the word index:

ragpickers 2 ragpicker 4 ragone 4 ragon 2 rago 6 ragnow 7

Just after it in the word index:

ragsdale 11 ragtag 36 ragtime 83 ragu 15 ragueneau 7 ragusa 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

acm 143 anatomical 143 arbitrage 143 argus 143 auspicious 143 awry 143

Corpus analysis for Rags

  • In this selection, "rags" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, real, oily, typical, story and together stand out and add context to how "rags" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a real rags to rags and a true rags to riches. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rags" sits close to words such as acm, anatomical and arbitrage, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rags

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Indian superstar Akshay Kumar shares rags to riches. (8 words)

We are sentimental about it: everyone loves a ‘rags to riches’ yarn. (12 words)

He gained the presidency by selling his chicken-seller, rags-to-riches story. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

O’Brien makes readers feel what it is like to be dislocated from one’s home with no idea what the future might bring, walking barefoot for miles and miles, day after day, with nothing but rags for clothing. (39 words)

The artist stitched the rags together, conceptually linking the residual histories and stories that seemed to linger silently in the repurposed oily rags to the haunting histories and experiences of enslaved people who passed through this fort. (37 words)

This sweet girl had a rough start to life but has a rags to riches story and now she is looking for the final piece of her happily ever fur-ever! (31 words)

Exclamation examples

This sweet girl had a rough start to life but has a rags to riches story and now she is looking for the final piece of her happily ever fur-ever! (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Sabian noted that Briscoe was a real “rags to rags” story and noted that Briscoe had as many teeth as the Eagles had Super Bowl rings.

The artist stitched the rags together, conceptually linking the residual histories and stories that seemed to linger silently in the repurposed oily rags to the haunting histories and experiences of enslaved people who passed through this fort.

Asia's richest and the world's third richest man; Gautam Adani's introduction pans out like a typical rags-to-riches story.

Firefighters were called to a blaze at an industrial building involving 60 tons of waste rags in West Bromwich.

He gained the presidency by selling his chicken-seller, rags-to-riches story.

Indian superstar Akshay Kumar shares rags to riches.

In Yates charts their journey of rags to riches to ruin like a gangster tale.

It is a wonderful rags to riches story but he has missed his chance to make it an exceptional one.

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It was even smaller—a wooden dugout propelled by a sail stitched from the rags of blankets.

Jacqueline became a formidable force in retail, following in the footsteps of her late father David who led a true rags to riches life.

Many lots in this world is a great option for challenges like rags to riches, homeless or an apocalypse challenge.

O’Brien makes readers feel what it is like to be dislocated from one’s home with no idea what the future might bring, walking barefoot for miles and miles, day after day, with nothing but rags for clothing.

One significant problem with using rags is that they can easily slip out at any time, as they lack adhesive to stick to innerwear.

Part of the Capricorn and Bunker group, Lady Elliot is an environmental riches-to-rags-to-riches again kind of story.

She describes his story as one of “rags to riches”, noting that the youngster had everything going against him.

The exhibit’s presentation of saturated high-quality images and grandiose photoshoots wraps up its rags-to-riches story with dazzling success.

The Marquis de Gramont having a rags-to-riches type of origin story might also instill within him some genuine anger and even hatred towards John.

The shower bath is off-limits because she can’t lift her legs to get in and had to use damp rags to wash herself instead.

This sweet girl had a rough start to life but has a rags to riches story and now she is looking for the final piece of her happily ever fur-ever!

We are sentimental about it: everyone loves a ‘rags to riches’ yarn.

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Common combinations with rags

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rags" in a sentence?
An example: "Sabian noted that Briscoe was a real “rags to rags” story and noted that Briscoe had as many teeth as the Eagles had Super Bowl rings." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "rags" from authentic English texts.
What does "rags" mean?
Rags means: plural of rag
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