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Example sentences for: frayed

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Understandably, locals’ patience can get a bit frayed by the end of summer.
Whereas, the Times speculated, a sensible response to the hijacking might have been "to pool regional forces in anti-terrorist measures which might either negotiate with the hijackers or flush them out of the plane by force," since India has "frayed diplomatic ties with Pakistan and none with the internationally shunned Taleban régime … channels for coordinated action … did not exist."
This was evidenced by a frayed, granular appearance with loss of staining intensity of muscle fibers in Lifr -/- untreated controls.
This year as always, Paris fashion has meant fabulous-looking girls slinking along in foot-high hair or plastered-flat hair with grim or giddy hats and stark painted faces, sporting fitted tops, transparent tops, cutout tops, tight skirts slit to here, full skirts trailing to there, floppy pants or skinny pants, trimmings that glitter or flutter, colors that dazzle or puzzle, curled feathers and dyed fur, boiled wool and frosted leather, crushed velvet, shot silk, frayed hemp, and distressed plastic.
Dressed in frayed shorts and sandals, blond hair flowing, Helgeland looked as if he had stashed his surfboard behind the stage and couldn't wait to escape into the waves crashing outside.