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

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

In New York, one of the showcases of Mr. Pelli’s shifting styles, the slim, 60-story Carnegie Hall Tower features mixed brick tones to echo the weatherworn hues of older buildings south of Central Park.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2019

As we neared the top, I began seeing Hebrew-lettered gravestones, overgrown and weatherworn, jutting from the grass.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2017

He hardly needed to; it took a keen eye to see Harth rem ir Estraven in the thin weatherworn tramp.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin