well-tried

adjective

Long journeys over these sand plains should be undertaken only with good and well-tried horses.

She knew her capabilities, well-tried in some sixty odd years of unprotected spinsterhood.

Her captain—André Ranc—was a keen fighter and a man of well-tried courage.

He had a limited connection with certain well-tried customers, and a number of irregular clients who came and went.

He was a fearless fighter, but was unwilling to risk a battle with well-tried veterans in an open field.

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