well-trodden
adjective
: walked on by many people
a well-trodden path
—often used figurativelyThe book covers some well-trodden ground.
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Overnight, travelers facing long delays and cancellations were resigned to trying to get some sleep on the airport’s well-trodden carpeted floor.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
Yet by 2020 this wasn’t a new frontier, but rather a well-trodden path.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
That's partly because time takes on a strangely elastic quality here – routines melt away, activities are leisurely, and an amble across an island can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on how willing the walker is to take a less well-trodden path.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
There’s a well-trodden path that gently zig-zags to the top and a more strenuous walk with ropes to assist with the steep incline.
—Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
Yet by 2020 this wasn’t a new frontier, but rather a well-trodden path.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
That's partly because time takes on a strangely elastic quality here – routines melt away, activities are leisurely, and an amble across an island can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on how willing the walker is to take a less well-trodden path.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
There’s a well-trodden path that gently zig-zags to the top and a more strenuous walk with ropes to assist with the steep incline.
—Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for well-trodden
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“Well-trodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-trodden. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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