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In its shadow is the nondescript, weatherworn grave of his Uncle Benajah, a stark contrast to the grand resting place at Windsor Castle that awaits his royal descendant.—
Stephanie Green,
Washington Post,
23 Apr. 2023 An older man follows, weatherworn but still strong, a rifle over his left shoulder.—
Anthony Sattin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Sep. 2022 With Wentworth, his wardrobe is minimal by choice and everything is comfortable and weatherworn.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
6 July 2022 Most of the gravestones are quite old, weatherworn.—
Shuran Huang,
WSJ,
4 May 2022 Palm Sunday drew crowds of believers from across the globe this year to the weatherworn stone paths of this ancient city, hoping for a return to normal after a two-year pandemic battle.—The Salt Lake Tribune,
10 Apr. 2022 Forever stomping through snow, William Wisting (Sven Nordin) is the epitome of a stoic, weatherworn Scandinavian.—
Andrea Duncan-Mao,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2022 Betsy and Andrew, who both grew up summering inshore nearby, shared an appreciation for Maine’s hardscrabble mid-coast working class, the same weatherworn fishermen and farm folk Andrew nearly obsessively depicted.—New York Times,
2 Feb. 2022