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
The silvery mutton chops peeking out from beneath a weather-beaten train engineer’s cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 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
Inside Kerouac’s weather-beaten knapsack and wrapped in a newspaper, Mr. Lord recalled, was a manuscript that Kerouac handed gingerly to him.
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2022
Before the wagons came to the big house with seven gables they stopped in front of a weather-beaten little cottage in a weed-grown yard.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
