weatherworn
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of weatherworn
Example Sentences
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My grandmother’s shot house was frequented by men hardened by the weatherworn elements of time, those tiny particles of memory that refuse erasure.
From Salon • May 12, 2024
Stretches of its avenues bear scars of Detroit’s dispossession: crumbling brickwork, weatherworn concrete, sun-bleached advertisements seized in time.
From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2022
Other weatherworn, ancient-looking, wood buildings in various stages of collapse at first glance appear to be original structures — until you realize they were actually built after this boom town went bust.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021
In New York, one of the showcases of Mr. Pelli’s shifting styles, the slim, 60-story Carnegie Hall Tower features mixed brick tones to echo the weatherworn hues of older buildings south of Central Park.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2019
Frodo turned and saw Strider, and yet not Strider; for the weatherworn Ranger was no longer there.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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