The alley echoed with laughter from a motley band of tag-rag and bobtail celebrating the impromptu play.

When under constant stress, it's easy to lose one's rag over small mistakes.

Her sarcastic comments were like red rags to a bull, provoking him more with each remark.

On Saturday mornings, I love wandering through the old market's rag-and-bone shops looking for hidden treasures.

Every Sunday morning the rag-and-bone man rattled his cart through the narrow streets, collecting old tins and torn coats.

Every evening, the rag and bone men walked the alleys collecting discarded metal and old clothes.

After months on the road, his coat became raggedier than it had been at the start.

The raggediest teddy bear sat quietly on the dusty shelf, its button eyes staring at me.

The raggednesses of the old maps added a strange charm to the historian's collection.

Of all the coats in the thrift store, hers was the raggedest, with threads hanging from every seam.