weather-beaten

Example Sentences

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He hesitated before pointing across the courtroom to a man with a weather-beaten face.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

There was still a “For Sale” sign posted on a weather-beaten and leafless tree that resembled a scarecrow warning people to stay away.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

It only take 10 minutes to drive from end to end, but it is not insular and there's a sense this rugged, weather-beaten landscape bears more than its fair share of our national weight.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2023

Mr. Balcomb was a cross between an old-school naturalist and a modern environmentalist, though he looked every bit the weather-beaten fisherman: stout, with a thick white beard and facial creases like canyons.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023

The crescent of weather-beaten bird cages, the rusted chairs left on the back porch, the sound of birds cawing and flapping around—it was all kinda freaking Genie out.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds