weather-beaten
Example Sentences
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Years of hard work have left him weather-beaten and broken.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
There was still a “For Sale” sign posted on a weather-beaten and leafless tree that resembled a scarecrow warning people to stay away.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
The dune shacks of Truro and Provincetown have long stood apart from the Cape’s soaring real estate market as weather-beaten symbols of a bohemian past and a rich literary and artistic heritage.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023
There, he threw out the weather-beaten remains of a wooden dining room table, several dining chairs, kids’ toys and a twin-size mattress.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023
She knew everyone and everything and she seemed to be everywhere at the same time, with her weather-beaten air, as though life had tossed her around for a long time.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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