worn-out

Example Sentences

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Our bodies have a mechanism for rebuilding worn-out or damaged tissue, replacing whole sections of our selves annually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

What can the beat-up, worn-out records at your local thrift store do to dodge a landfill and keep the Earth spinning?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Hundreds of watches, an encyclopedic knowledge of the movie and its production, a worn-out DVD copy hanging on by a thread, and a whole career later, I still owe it everything.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

“Pavlov’s bulls came out in full force yesterday, ripping stocks at bad levels on the worn-out idea that geopolitics is always a fade,” said Brent Donnelly, president of Spectra Markets, in commentary shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

The worn-out past was sunk in the freshness of what was coming; and in the rapidity of half a moment’s thought, she hoped Mr. Elton would now be talked of no more.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen