worn-out

Example Sentences

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“Pavlov’s bulls came out in full force yesterday, ripping stocks at bad levels on the worn-out idea that geopolitics is always a fade,” said Brent Donnelly, president of Spectra Markets, in commentary shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

The common area has an old TV, a worn-out sofa missing cushions, and a bookshelf full of dog-eared paperbacks and bent-up board games.

From Literature

I fix my eyes on her worn-out name tag.

From Literature

Then we had to unfasten his fingers and quickly give him this old worn-out bathrobe of Louella’s.

From Literature

But any film that hinges on its cast to prop up a worn-out narrative should be approached with suspicion, if approached at all.

From Salon