| When James found her she was just some ratty bird dog on the side of some country back road. |
| I leaned into the soft cushions of the ratty old furniture as the phone rang. |
| His lips peel back to make way for a giggle, a ratty staccato, something up from a drain. |
| A small, ratty man in a white smock and hair net was dragging an overly-stuffed bag of trash toward one of the dumpsters. |
| A soft smile crossed his ratty countenance as he pulled up the rear of the patrol. |
| Years later I foolishly sold off my collection of ratty, well thumbed copies. |
