The tatterdemalion scarecrow leaned against the fence, its patchwork coat flapping in the wind.

The tatterdemalion at the corner of the market hummed an old tune while mending their coat.

The theater's director cast the tatterdemalions as a chorus of beggars in the new production.

The old sailor's tatterdemalionism was evident in his patched coat and frayed boots as he told stories of storms and lost ports.