fraying in a sentence

Examples

1. Many leave sons and daughters behind, fraying already weak family ties.
2. Because of fraying, a small portion of the tendon was removed.
3. They were old men with silver hair and fraying shoes.
4. WHATNEXT _ WASHINGTON _ The situation in Afghanistan seems to be fraying.
5. Lagos being what it is, tempers are fraying on the streets.
6. In recent weeks, the sense of security inside has been fraying.
7. The truce accord is far from fully implemented, and already fraying.
8. The accord is far from fully implemented and already fraying.
9. But their unlikely coalition is fraying once again over unresolved disarmament demands.
10. They had practical functions and protected the cloth from fraying.