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
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
Inside its gates, weatherworn headstones — some dating from the 1680s — stand in the shadows of skyscrapers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2016
He was weatherworn inside and out, as taut and rugged as the horses he ran wild on the mountain.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
