hard wear

Example Sentences

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For the most part, their clothes were plainly made and showed signs of hard wear.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The best ball for hard wear, 9/6; post 4d.

From Association Football And How To Play It by Cameron, John

It cannot be regarded as an economical fur, as the pelt is too delicate to resist hard wear.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

“I did not try,” said I, looking down carelessly at my grey velveteen coat and skirt, which had certainly seen hard wear and tear in the seven months I had spent in Mashonaland.

From The Claw by Stockley, Cynthia

Some of the wagons had not broken down accidentally or through hard wear, but had been tampered with by the drivers.

From Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines by Moore, Henry Charles