worn-down
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If scientists could peek into your brain while you listened to Chet Baker sing “My Funny Valentine,” perhaps they’d see how his worn-down murmurings float you off to a nightclub in the stars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
She emerged from the experience battle-scarred and world-weary in 1979 and used her worn-down voice to great effect in a blast of future-forward new wave music called "Broken English."
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025
Makhi McCluster chipped brown pellets into the air behind him from the dirt patch that stretched across the 50-yard line at Westchester High’s worn-down football field.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2024
Among the positive signs getting scrutiny: Efforts to repressurize “flat” balls in bulk to bring them back to life, a solution that doesn’t address worn-down felt.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
My dad was sitting there, looking stubbly and worn-down, eating a bagel without much of an expression on his face.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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