well-used
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The band is anchored from a high rocky cliff at one end, near the start of a well-used hiking trail, and a tall steel support drilled into the flat desert at the other.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025
"He replied he was on the Russian convoys during World War Two so was well-used to it. When we docked, he skipped off - while his wife had to be helped off."
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024
This process is called seasoning, not in the sense of adding salt to taste but in the sense of developing a well-used, trusted tool.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
And the container appears to have been well-used.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 7, 2024
They had underestimated him in sending out an old, well-used Cadillac ambulance.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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