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
Other weatherworn, ancient-looking, wood buildings in various stages of collapse at first glance appear to be original structures — until you realize they were actually built after this boom town went bust.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
Such handkerchiefs would have wiped the sweat from the tanned, weatherworn forehead of a Texas ranger chasing down a gang of cattle rustlers.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2019
Inside its gates, weatherworn headstones — some dating from the 1680s — stand in the shadows of skyscrapers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2016
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
