hard wear
Example Sentences
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For the most part, their clothes were plainly made and showed signs of hard wear.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The white quilts that have been preserved are now considered too valuable to be subjected to hard wear.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Webster, Marie D. (Marie Daugherty)
Where anything like regular or hard wear is required, it is always good economy to buy the best.
From The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements by Devereux, G. R. M.
Reds and greens, pinks and blues, and snowy white; some fresh from the makers’ hands, some showing the hard wear of former winters; yet all made after the Oak Knowe pattern.
From Dorothy at Oak Knowe by Raymond, Evelyn
“I did not try,” said I, looking down carelessly at my grey velveteen coat and skirt, which had certainly seen hard wear and tear in the seven months I had spent in Mashonaland.
From The Claw by Stockley, Cynthia
