Symbol of limpness

Usage examples of dishrag.

Ruby Bee grabbed a dishrag and began to wipe the surface of the counter.

His face knotted up like a wet dishrag when he stuttered, Ben noticed, and suddenly an odd thought occurred to him: Bill hadn't stuttered at all when he was mocking the way Henry Bowers talked.

She took after him with a dishrag, whopping him with it as he stood open-mouthed in the kitchen entryway, his wicker creel with the rainbow trout in it at his feet.

Lily jumped as Tess swung into the kitchen, and her hand tensed on the dishrag she'd forgotten she was holding.

Considering the rowdy crowd along the bar, it was remarkable that such a skinny little thing had grabbed an empty stool, Ruby Bee thought as she set aside the dishrag and handed the girl a menu.

He was as gray and limp as a dishrag, and he'd nodded off more than once since she'd arrived at the rectory.

Ruby Bee found him a dishrag and murmured at him until he regained control of his volatile tear ducts.

I followed with the two little wet dishrags, trying to keep my tired muscles from shaking too obviously.

The rain had dwindled down to a fine drizzle, almost a mist, but an earlier downpour had left the banners wet as dishrags, sodden and unreadable.

Nate Hoppenstand was, I believe, the only member of the freshman class who actually wore that stupid blue dishrag until Maine's hapless football team finally scored a touchdown .

Talking international affairs with Hank was like talking to the dishrag in his hands, Patrick decided.