weather-beaten

Example Sentences

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Each year the birds must stay on platforms of floating ice for long enough to replace weather-beaten feathers with new, waterproof coats.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

He hesitated before pointing across the courtroom to a man with a weather-beaten face.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

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

We stopped in front of a weather-beaten maple-sugaring shack to refuel on sandwiches and fruit that we carried in our backpacks.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

He had a weather-beaten face and dark eyes with a slightly evasive expression.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie