weatherworn
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My grandmother’s shot house was frequented by men hardened by the weatherworn elements of time, those tiny particles of memory that refuse erasure.
From Salon ● May 12, 2024
These days, the island, Kinmen, has become a hub of Taiwan’s commerce with China and its abandoned, weatherworn fortifications are tourist sites.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
Explore remnants of an old railway turntable and foundations for what used to hold hotels, a powerhouse, an ore-processing plant and weatherworn, ancient-looking wood buildings in various stages of collapse.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Two halves of a marble slab the size of a gravestone lay on the site, so weatherworn that any words etched into it are long gone.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2018
He was weatherworn inside and out, as taut and rugged as the horses he ran wild on the mountain.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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