weather-beaten

Example Sentences

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After being displaced from their homeland, Silvia and her mother move into the Morningside, a weather-beaten luxury apartment building in “Island City,” a sinking version of New York in the middle of all-out climate collapse.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

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

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

He had a weather-beaten face and dark eyes with a slightly evasive expression.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie