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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Past efforts at protecting the Declaration paled in comparison to the full power of modern science brought to bear for the first time to preserve the timeworn parchment.
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
What follows in the editorial is a timeworn argument.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Merritt draws listeners’ attention to songwriting form, winking at its conventions and timeworn tropes.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The craft, once passed down through generations, is now facing the reality that fewer young people—seduced by high-flying, big-city office jobs—are interested in toiling in its timeworn factories.
—Jessica Binns, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
What follows in the editorial is a timeworn argument.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Merritt draws listeners’ attention to songwriting form, winking at its conventions and timeworn tropes.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The craft, once passed down through generations, is now facing the reality that fewer young people—seduced by high-flying, big-city office jobs—are interested in toiling in its timeworn factories.
—Jessica Binns, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for timeworn
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“Timeworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timeworn. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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