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

These days, the island, Kinmen, has become a hub of Taiwan’s commerce with China and its abandoned, weatherworn fortifications are tourist sites.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 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

Milagros Ponce de León’s set, a dusty plain with weatherworn buildings, evokes both Cervantes-era Spain and contemporary Texas.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

Just before sunrise I strike out across the field to Mrs. Strawberry’s weatherworn farmhouse.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George