fray

How To Use fray In A Sentence

•  The bird's silky down began to coarsen and fray, and its beak began to harden and grow. Old Egg
• Tightly woven wool, wool melton, felted or boiled wool, leather and suede along with faux leather and suede all can be clipped, snipped, slashed or punched without fraying.
• The charges against the Commanchero members are for "affray" - fighting in public and causing bystanders to fear for their safety. TheState.com: The Buzz
• The marines all deny murder and affray. The Sun
• Everyone who is involved in the experiment takes it incredibly seriously; there are numerous setbacks and tempers fray. Times, Sunday Times
• First thing that shocks is the decor - everything looks really dated - the sofas seem to be fraying at the edges and the wooden dancefloor is in a poor condition.
• The princes of the West assumed the cross in order to appropriate to their own use the tithes which, for the defrayal of crusade expenses, they had levied upon the property of the clergy. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery
• It was issued to inspect the Velcro straps for frayed condition, cuts, and overall integrity.
• It will go towards defraying the cost of the insurance on the Hall.
• Everyone is gibbering insanely, nerves frayed as showtime approaches.