weather-beaten

Example Sentences

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Years of hard work have left him weather-beaten and broken.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

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

There, he threw out the weather-beaten remains of a wooden dining room table, several dining chairs, kids’ toys and a twin-size mattress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Inside Kerouac’s weather-beaten knapsack and wrapped in a newspaper, Mr. Lord recalled, was a manuscript that Kerouac handed gingerly to him.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2022

She knew everyone and everything and she seemed to be everywhere at the same time, with her weather-beaten air, as though life had tossed her around for a long time.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie