“A single very small spherical shell is characterized by a lumpy to ragged surface and numerous short spines.”

“The shouts of an old woman dressed in ragged clothes surprised us.”

“Beside me in the line were ragged mothers with their children in their arms, and at their feet, old infirm men, and young men who are in destitute circumstances.”

“His command of six strings incorporates a hair-raising degree of proficiency and versatility, from tingling jangles to hypnotic jigs and ragged fragments of blues.”