RAVEL in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of RAVEL
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ravel
 v.  separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
Classic Sentence:
1  It was a little past midday when the four-horse stage-coach by which I was a passenger, got into the ravel of traffic frayed out about the Cross Keys, Wood Street, Cheapside, London.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XX
2  "You don't spare anyone," said Julie Drubetskaya as she collected and pressed together a bunch of raveled lint with her thin, beringed fingers.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER XVII
Example Sentence:
1  A single thread pulled loose, and the entire scarf started to ravel.