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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in tatters in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in tatters in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of in tatters in a Sentence

  1. Harry Markopolos:

    General Electric of massive fraud is one recession away from Chapter 11. Their balance sheet is in tatters.

  2. Sally Yates:

    The FBI's reputation is not in 'tatters.' It's composed of the same dedicated men and women who have always worked there and do a great, apolitical job. You'll find integrity and honesty at FBI headquarters and not at 1600 Penn Ave right now.

  3. Gilbert K. Chesterton:

    A sharp moon was fighting with the flying rags and tatters of a storm, and Valentin regarded it with a wistfulness unusual in such scientific natures as his.

  4. Paul Gambaccini:

    I felt I was in this hole I couldn't get out of, i felt like I had been hung out to dry ... my reputation was in absolute tatters. Will I ever get over it? I am past it.

  5. James Fenimore Cooper:

    Slavery is no more sinful, by the Christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat, while another is in tatters, to eat a better meal than a neighbor, or otherwise to enjoy ease and plenty, while our fellow creatures are suffering and in want.

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