1.   The edges are frayed, with the ends sloughing off.

2.   ...fraying edges in the stair carpet.

3.   A lot of pretty melodies with some frayed edges.

4.   Most teams attempt to stretch a defense down the field with speed, using sprinters to fray the edges of the secondary.

5.   Now its edges are frayed and pages are loose.

6.   Sailing, particularly for a week, can fray the edges of even the best of relationships.

7.   Then imagine the two halves clinging to a sticky table to the point where they have to be peeled free, further fraying the edges.

8.   Yet her clothes, with free-form draping, minimal stitching and fraying edges, were the most imaginative at the shows.

9.   The colors are faded, the edges frayed, but the dream it represents is still as sharp as the picture was the day he got it.