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
The keycaps are made of hard-wearing PBT plastic and with dye-sublimated legends, but I’m not a huge fan of their color scheme overall.
From The Verge ● Feb. 5, 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
The first-class carriages are very comfortable indeed, being heavily upholstered in dark, hard-wearing stuffs, with a bulging rest for the head.
From Men, Women, and Boats by Crane, Stephen
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