moth-eaten

Example Sentences

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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

I was not one of those children who spent his childhood dragging around a grubby, moth-eaten teddy bear.

From New York Times

Thousands of remarkable life stories like hers remain to be told, with scattered, moth-eaten archival records patiently waiting for a storyteller.

From BBC

During lockdown, many of us have faced the awkward situation of unexpectedly appearing on a work video call wearing pyjamas or our ugliest moth-eaten jumper.

From BBC

Give that thread a good yank and the entire moth-eaten fabric of U.S. national security policy just might become undone.

From Salon