His casualness sounded slightly ragged, frayed by strain.

Silo laughed, a high, slightly ragged sound.

Mark Gibson conducted, drawing a rich though slightly ragged performance from the orchestra.

At first, the dancing was slightly ragged.

The van belonged to a slightly ragged Sears washing machine salesman named Larry.

"I'm a prolific but slightly ragged writer," he said.

During that time, its satellite appearance became slightly ragged as its outflow became restricted.

She reached him, her breath slightly ragged.

The orchestra gave it a pleasant, slightly ragged romp, and that was pretty much the spirit of the evening.

Some of the legwork and ports de bras had a slightly ragged, coltish edge.