| I don't care if my clothes are in holes, or the curtains have shrunk or the rugs are threadbare. |
| I sat somewhat nervously on a hard and threadbare seat in a tatty compartment, watching the last of the commuters run towards it and jump on. |
| She stopped, then slowly walked over to stand in the middle of the large, round room, looking down at the threadbare area rug. |
| Even James, the valet, looked tired and somewhat tatty in a threadbare jacket and fraying neckscarf. |
| Seeing only her face, not her threadbare coat, nor her worn shoes, he drew her back into his arms. |
| She wrapped her inadequate, threadbare cape more securely around herself and pulled the hood down a little more to keep out the biting wind. |
