well-worn
adjective
1
a
: made trite by overuse : hackneyed
a well-worn quotation
b
: having been much used or worn
well-worn shoes
2
archaic
: worn well or properly
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Examples of well-worn in a Sentence
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After the Renaissance and Impressionism, maybe the most well-worn.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
So, of course, this means Christina Aguilera could not possibly continue on this now well-worn — albeit still undeniably chic — path.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Feb. 2024
The story of Peter and Harry’s tense friendship is not nearly as well-worn as the deaths of Peter’s Uncle Ben or Batman’s parents.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
He’s spoken about his experience working at Twitter on This American Life and in op-eds for the New York Times, so a lot of his interview was well-worn.
—Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
There are residential school tropes that are well-worn.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
The witness-interview format, now well-worn, was still new in 1969.
—The New Republic, 22 June 2023
The story behind Busboys and Poets is well-worn by now: artist and entrepreneur Andy Shallal founded the restaurant/bookstore in 2005 in Washington, D.C., creating a space for creatives and the community to gather for poetry slams, open mic nights and book discussions.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2023
Many of the discussion topics are well-worn at this point: the status of their visa cases, when they’ll be reunited with family members left in Afghanistan. Go around the circle, and every man will speak with anguish and urgency about visas and family reunification.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
Chadd Scott, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
So, of course, this means Christina Aguilera could not possibly continue on this now well-worn — albeit still undeniably chic — path.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Feb. 2024
The story of Peter and Harry’s tense friendship is not nearly as well-worn as the deaths of Peter’s Uncle Ben or Batman’s parents.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
He’s spoken about his experience working at Twitter on This American Life and in op-eds for the New York Times, so a lot of his interview was well-worn.
—Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
There are residential school tropes that are well-worn.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
The witness-interview format, now well-worn, was still new in 1969.
—The New Republic, 22 June 2023
The story behind Busboys and Poets is well-worn by now: artist and entrepreneur Andy Shallal founded the restaurant/bookstore in 2005 in Washington, D.C., creating a space for creatives and the community to gather for poetry slams, open mic nights and book discussions.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2023
Many of the discussion topics are well-worn at this point: the status of their visa cases, when they’ll be reunited with family members left in Afghanistan. Go around the circle, and every man will speak with anguish and urgency about visas and family reunification.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Well-worn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-worn. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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