weatherworn

Example Sentences

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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

Other weatherworn, ancient-looking, wood buildings in various stages of collapse at first glance appear to be original structures — until you realize they were actually built after this boom town went bust.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021

The museum has restored hiking trails amid weatherworn stone walls and is offering tours of the collection this summer.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2021

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

The captain is full of weatherworn wrinkles from a lifetime at sea—although his dark, tangled beard hides many of them.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman