tatter

[US]/ˈtætə/
[UK]/ˈtætɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. torn or worn-out cloth; ragged clothing
vt. tear into shreds or pieces
vi. become torn or ragged

Phrases & Collocations

in tatters

tattered clothes

tatterdemalion

falling to tatters

tatter of paper

Example Sentences

an old woman in tattered clothes.

the ceasefire was in tatters within hours.

He was wearing a tattered coat.

With their plans now in tatters, they gave up.

Everywhere wallpaper hung in tatters.

A tatter of shadows peaked to white,

A tattered flag hung from the roof of the burnt-out building.

tattered notebooks filled with illegible hieroglyphics.

When I wake, a tatter of blue and green beneath my nails.

His career and his reputation are both in tatters after the scandal.

Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.

There are citrus Huanglongbing,Tristeza,Exocortis and Tatter-leaf of the graft-trans-missible diseases occurred in the citrus-producing areas in Fujian.

Real-world Examples

The economy and infrastructure were in tatters.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Zimbabwe's economy is in tatters, Ari.

Source: NPR News Compilation November 2017

The British army is saved, but they seem tatters.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

The city's infrastructure is in tatters.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

With the ceasefire broken, that process is now in tatters.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

Hunger and disease are lurking, and the economy is in tatters.

Source: Christian Science Monitor (Article Edition)

She could not bear to see him in tatters, working, her debonaire immaculate Ashley.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Within hours, diplomatic relations were in tatters and all new trade frozen.

Source: NPR News August 2018 Compilation

He has previously said that the bureau's reputation is " in tatters."

Source: PBS English News

Tents were still in tatters today and upturned chairs littered the ground.

Source: PBS English News

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