Sentences with fray
fray
F f - The fabric is very fine or frays easily. [VERB]
- Tempers began to fray as the two teams failed to score. [VERB]
- You can't just jump into the fray, throwing furnishings left and right in a mad tizzy.
- And you may be afraid to get back into the fray, especially if you've been married for a long time.
- There will have to be a second round of voting when new candidates can enter the fray.
- Though they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.
- That's the chance the small business stakeholder has to jump into the fray and really shine.
- The market has largely witnessed the fervent growth in AJAX, web development projects with several companies jumping into the fray quite regularly.
- The ribbon frayed at the cut end.
- The stressful day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as strings)
- frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
- Our old washing machine frayed all of our towels.
- All that arguing is fraying my nerves.
- My sweater frayed at the elbows.
- Jealousy could be a sign that your relationship is fraying.
- Tall grass fraying against my knees.