moth-eaten

Example Sentences

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Biden summoned reporters on short notice after Hur cleared him of criminal wrongdoing for mishandling classified documents — and painted him as a moth-eaten, doddering geriatric.

From Los Angeles Times

After about four hours, he found his name on the last page of a moth-eaten book.

From BBC

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