threadbare
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A tattered, moth-eaten construct that looks like it’s been cobbled together from the spare-parts bin at the $1.98 Special Effects House at the intersection of Shabby Lane and Threadbare Thoroughfare.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023
Threadbare reform legislation was passed by the House of Representatives on 4 May, but a Senate effort to craft its own version of a bill has stalled.
From The Guardian • May 16, 2017
"Threadbare" looks at the garment industry — what is essentially one of the top employers of women on the planet, and one with a generally poor track record when it comes to wages and conditions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2016
Threadbare pennants barely cling to life on overhead beams.
From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2015
Threadbare maxims, stale, musty old commonplaces of unavailing consolation and impotent encouragement say to us, 'Do not be anxious.'
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Maclaren, Alexander
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