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

Betsy and Andrew, who both grew up summering inshore nearby, shared an appreciation for Maine’s hardscrabble mid-coast working class, the same weatherworn fishermen and farm folk Andrew nearly obsessively depicted.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2022

The museum has restored hiking trails amid weatherworn stone walls and is offering tours of the collection this summer.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2021

He was weatherworn inside and out, as taut and rugged as the horses he ran wild on the mountain.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover