raggedness

But the same tendencies, together with a sort of raggedness which is no doubt intentional, weaken his epigrams and polemical poems.

Collected Essays 1900

Dernbach, born in Johannesburg, could have tipped the balance six to five in favour of post-colonial backpack man, a defining moment in what future England cricket historians may call The Theme Pub Years, an era when England players came gurgling straight out of the barrel ready-made, like a pint of brilliantly homogenised long-life Australo-Irish lager-stout product, obliterating once and for all the real ale raggedness of our indigenous tickle-stick-flailing Morris‑cricket traditions.

Colonial promiscuity in danger of diluting test cricket's pleasures | Barney Ronay 2011

As the poet Rumi said of his teacher, Shams, "You make my raggedness silky."

Kim Rosen: Naked Words: Our First Language Is Poetry Kim Rosen 2011

As the poet Rumi said of his teacher, Shams, "You make my raggedness silky."

Kim Rosen: Naked Words: Our First Language Is Poetry Kim Rosen 2011

Occasionally, there is a little bit of "raggedness" in the coordination.

Notable & Quotable 2011

As the poet Rumi said of his teacher, Shams, "You make my raggedness silky."

Kim Rosen: Naked Words: Our First Language Is Poetry Kim Rosen 2011

Dernbach, born in Johannesburg, could have tipped the balance six to five in favour of post-colonial backpack man, a defining moment in what future England cricket historians may call The Theme Pub Years, an era when England players came gurgling straight out of the barrel ready-made, like a pint of brilliantly homogenised long-life Australo-Irish lager-stout product, obliterating once and for all the real ale raggedness of our indigenous tickle-stick-flailing Morris‑cricket traditions.

Colonial promiscuity in danger of diluting test cricket's pleasures | Barney Ronay 2011

As the poet Rumi said of his teacher, Shams, "You make my raggedness silky."

Kim Rosen: Naked Words: Our First Language Is Poetry Kim Rosen 2011

There was also some ensemble raggedness at the edges, perfect for the sighs in the Campra "Suite" and the bluesy harmonies of the Muffat sonata but not as welcome for the playfulness of the Vivaldi concertos or the alacrity of Guillemain's "Symphony in Italian Style."

In performance: Washington Early Music Festival (I) 2010

The raggedness showed as Miami committed 17 turnovers, including seven by Bosh.

Heat Win 12th Straight Game AP 2010