badly worn
Example Sentences
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Somehow, through that, the badly worn tire, and a degrading gearbox, Andretti was able to nurse the car across the bricks before anyone else.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2019
A road winds about 2 miles through the community of modest and upscale homes and others badly worn by the elements.
From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2015
In a state of nervous dread, she looked through the wallet, a leather billfold of good quality but badly worn.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 24, 2013
There is a hole in one of the soles and the heels are badly worn but there remains a certain battered quality about them.
From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2010
The right was so badly worn at the heel, her foot showed through.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
