weatherworn

Example Sentences

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My grandmother’s shot house was frequented by men hardened by the weatherworn elements of time, those tiny particles of memory that refuse erasure.

From Salon • May 12, 2024

Explore remnants of an old railway turntable and foundations for what used to hold hotels, a powerhouse, an ore-processing plant and weatherworn, ancient-looking wood buildings in various stages of collapse.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

In weatherworn letters, an inscription written in English on the tomb is now barely legible.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2021

As we neared the top, I began seeing Hebrew-lettered gravestones, overgrown and weatherworn, jutting from the grass.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2017

When he saw the weatherworn gargoyles atop the First Keep where it had happened, he got a queer tight feeling in his belly.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin