hard-wearing
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Manufacturers will have to ensure their clothes are eco-friendly and hard-wearing.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2022
They’re made of hard-wearing PBT plastic, their backlit legends are clean and crisp, and they have a nice bold font that doesn’t feel too angular or aggressive like you find with other gaming-focused brands.
From The Verge ● Mar. 18, 2022
For tips on designing a hard-wearing gym that’s a joy to use, we asked designers how they approach workout spaces.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
The hard-wearing, all-weather textile hearkens to an older, simpler way of life, its history touching on both the doings of British royals and local farm life.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 14, 2021
There is a constant daily issue of hard-wearing substance camouflaged as "biscuit," intended originally for the heel of concrete ships and for bomb-proof blockhouses.
From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by Blicq, A. Stanley
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