hard wear
Example Sentences
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For the most part, their clothes were plainly made and showed signs of hard wear.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Since binders receive very hard wear it is important that they should be made of good material.
From Library Bookbinding by Arthur Low Bailey
The white quilts that have been preserved are now considered too valuable to be subjected to hard wear.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster
It would be necessary as well to renew my attire, which, with the exception of the leather buff coat, was almost ruined by the hard wear it had been exposed to on my journey.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
Moroccos have a beautiful grain, are flexible, soft and pliable to the hand, and resist hard wear; qualities which contribute to their great popularity.
From Library Bookbinding by Arthur Low Bailey
