He switched to the combat frequency and looked up at the ragged column of men dropping down toward him.

Turning to the north, with the sea to their left, the ragged column began to trudge along the coast.

Another 200,000 people were moving in a long ragged column about 42 miles south of the border, steadily creeping up the same highway toward Rwanda.

The ragged column set off westwards without a backward glance and was soon lost from sight among the trees.

At dawn I could see our forces straggling out in a ragged column as the stronger men pushed on ahead.

In ragged columns they were marched between a corridor of armed men to the lorries.

Rifles held across their waists, they made their way to the road in a ragged column.

Men were still moving through them in ragged columns of fours.

The ragged column of men slowed and shuffled to a stop, all staring in alarm.

Cole and one of his troopers led the ragged column.