timeworn
adjective
time·worn
ˈtīm-ˌwȯrn 
Examples of timeworn in a Sentence
a timeworn sweater with holes in the sleeves
The houses on the street are all timeworn and badly in need of repair.
He gave us the same timeworn speech about the need to work hard.
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Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Dutra lives a stone’s throw from the timeworn neighborhood bar in her small Montana town of Anaconda.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
In contrast to the complexity of Jamojaya‘s family drama, its critique of the music industry is built on timeworn cliches about its tendency to chew up bright young artists and spit them out as empty corporate product.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2023
Regulars fill the timeworn, white-brick building starting from 7 a.m., when this institution, long operated by the Valenzuela family, opens.
—Chris Malloy, Bon Appétit, 18 Jan. 2023
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Dutra lives a stone’s throw from the timeworn neighborhood bar in her small Montana town of Anaconda.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
In contrast to the complexity of Jamojaya‘s family drama, its critique of the music industry is built on timeworn cliches about its tendency to chew up bright young artists and spit them out as empty corporate product.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2023
Regulars fill the timeworn, white-brick building starting from 7 a.m., when this institution, long operated by the Valenzuela family, opens.
—Chris Malloy, Bon Appétit, 18 Jan. 2023
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“Timeworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timeworn. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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