rag

"After the picnic, the children were wearing rags – their nice clothes were torn and dirty. "

"My grandmother used a worn rag to wipe the kitchen counter. "

"The boy, a ragged rag, tried to sneak into the schoolyard without paying the entrance fee. "

"The metalworker carefully filed the rag on the edge of the metal plate. "

"The sailboat's main rag billowed in the wind. "

"I wouldn't believe everything you read in that rag; it's known for sensational stories. "

"I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag."

"The student rag the walls of her bedroom with bright yellow paint. "

"The old school uniform shirt had ragged edges; it had rag­ged over time from constant use. "

"The old stone wall was made of a rough, reddish rag. "

"The miner had to rag the rock ore to separate the gold from the rest. "

"The carpenter used a coarse file to rag the wood, making it smoother. "

"The students pulled a rag on the new teacher, hiding her keys. "

"The university rag organized a bake sale to raise money for the local animal shelter. "

"The teacher ragged on the student for forgetting their homework again. "

"The taxi driver ragged the car through the busy streets, barely slowing for pedestrians. "

"The freshmen were ragged by the upperclassmen during their first week at the university. "

"The school's annual talent show included a lively rag featuring a local string band. "

"My grandmother loved to listen to rag music while she was doing her laundry. "

"The musician ragged the familiar tune, giving it a lively, off-beat feel. "

"They loved to rag at the jazz club every Saturday night. "

"The musician rag'd the familiar melody, making it sound perfect for a lively ragtime performance. "