well-worn
Example Sentences
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O'Neill's schtick is well worn, but nobody has fallen for it.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The field, he writes, is “following a well worn hype cycle that we have seen again, and again, during the 60+ year history of AI.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Every route is a branching fate well worn path or departure shared inherited highways engineered exits or unmarked dirt swerves accidents, errors, discoveries.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023
Masks are most effective when they are sealed well, worn correctly and layered with other precautions.
From Scientific American • Mar. 13, 2023
In the end, we settled upon this: Desperately Lonely Swing Set Needs Loving Home One swing set, well worn but structurally sound, seeks new home.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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