How to Use timeworn in a Sentence

timeworn

adjective
  • He gave us the same timeworn speech about the need to work hard.
  • The houses on the street are all timeworn and badly in need of repair.
  • While many of the sounds were timeworn, the site of Rockfest was new.
    — Bill Brownlee, kansascity.com, 4 June 2017
  • One of the city's most timeworn districts lay bombed out amid heaps of rubble.
    — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 21 Mar. 2019
  • Cozy and timeworn, the space seems warmed, even in the cooler months, by the sun of past summers.
    — New York Times, 16 Sep. 2020
  • As a rallying cry, is there anything more stale and timeworn?
    — Monitor Editors, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Picture a country home with a city edge filled with decor that feels both timeworn and timeless.
    — Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • But somehow the term seems timeworn, and not at all evocative of the pleasures of the table.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Today, the ball field and gas station stand as timeworn reminders of an exotic era gone by.
    — Rob Levin, ajc, 11 July 2021
  • The fresh wall color draws attention to the timeworn beams above, which are original.
    — Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Its timeworn streets give way to boutiques, a general store, and even a restaurant housed in an old cotton gin.
    — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Cobb pulls that off a lot on Providence Canyon, putting some fresh spins on timeworn country themes.
    — Philly.com, 17 May 2018
  • But timeworn accents like books and gilt plates actually pop against the colors in the living room.
    — Amanda Sims, House Beautiful, 11 Mar. 2019
  • Like tourism ads, these arguments push New York’s timeworn brand of hustle and bustle, lights and crowds.
    — Jamie Fisher, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
  • This dish has been brought along by one too many well-meaning guests, becoming a timeworn addition to potlucks everywhere.
    — Yotam Ottolenghi, Bon Appetit, 21 June 2017
  • The dreams are full of disquieting imagery — the fluttering of moths, a timeworn theater, a frozen corpse.
    — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 May 2018
  • The ceiling was an inverted necropolis of timeworn lanterns and teapots suspended from the rafters.
    — Sarah Khan, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2020
  • In his case through hammers and nails, roofs, doorways and massive timeworn black hands that helped build shelter for many to congregate under.
    — Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, 15 May 2017
  • Her inability to feel others' joy led to a timeworn cycle of envy, then resentment and then to self-blame.
    — Ryan Prior, CNN, 18 May 2020
  • Inland, dunes ripple beneath vast desert skies, ancient forts like Al Zubarah stand watch, and camel tracks trace timeworn paths.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 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
  • Reviews on social media document a litany of complaints, beginning with the timeworn look.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
  • The petition includes dozens of timeworn documents unearthed during the search.
    — Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
  • And in a moment when the mind may be in need of another country to go to, Jiles’ timeworn territory provides a cozy escape.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Gray undertones balance the earthy brown to create a dark, deeply comforting color that reminds of burnished metal or timeworn stone.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Sending money to voters is a timeworn tool for politicians and one that Trump has repeatedly tried to use, including this year.
    — Josh Boak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
  • In this cozy New England farmhouse, a timeworn texture transports visitors back to simpler days.
    — Chelsea Evers, Country Living, 21 Nov. 2019
  • That timeworn adage is fitting for what Dulaney’s girls lacrosse team is doing as the regular season winds down and the postseason is looming.
    — Nelson Coffin, baltimoresun.com, 2 May 2018
  • Approaching by air revealed the patchwork of timeworn mansions and follies that make up the Rockefeller estate.
    — Ben Widdicombe, Vanities, 24 Apr. 2017
  • What follows in the editorial is a timeworn argument.
    — Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

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