Svartalf bared a worn-down fang and snarled a bit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Operation Luna]

His teeth were black and worn-down almost to the gums.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eternal Mercenary]

If you'll excuse my saying so -- you are too worn-down.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Woman for Mayor A Novel of To-day] Reference

Boykin is simply one part of a worn-down receiving corps.    From Wordnik.com.  [Virginia Tech's beat-up receiving corps could shine vs. FSU] Reference

The countenance has often a gloomy and worn-down expression.    From Wordnik.com.  [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference

I strolled casually across the worn-down cobblestones to his car.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twilight] Reference

Also examine the back of your shoes for mud splashes or worn-down heels.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Mind your manners for a good first impression] Reference

Its been coated with laquer a number of times since its been worn-down a bit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jerry Lynn Pool] Reference

She looked worn-down, the cheekbones sharp in her face, eyes pale and shadowed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Operation Luna]

And covered in ruined pleather from the worn-down jackets of other prostitutes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference

The Hurricanes weren't making any apologies for exploiting the worn-down Sabres.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Gerber stymies Sabres as 'Canes tie series] Reference

I felt a twinge of sadness as I looked at his whitening face and worn-down teeth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Promise of the Wolves] Reference

Beneath him shadows edged a magnificent desolation of craters and worn-down highlands.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Stars Are Also Fire]

It felt like they had walked onto another planet after the worn-down Outskirts of Alypium.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Three Furies] Reference

Look for deer trails—worn-down routes to and from feeding, bedding, and watering places.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

KAGAN: An obviously very tired and worn-down Dr. Levy making comments outside his Modesto home.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 19, 2001] Reference

Take the Tenancingo highway (it's actually a worn-down, two lane road) to the city of Tenancingo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Monastic Getaway] Reference

These are worn-down verbs which have become auxiliaries or they are reduced adverbs or prepositions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference

Ray worried that he'd suffer the same effect emotionally, so worn-down and hollowed-out did he feel.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away]

Look for “haul-outs”—worn-down areas of shore where the otters habitually pull out of the water.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

There, atop that worn-down stone, the company of fifty paused to catch breath and shake out weary legs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time Streams]

There is something in both Daouda and Bandia's manner that is lacking from Moussa's worn-down demeanour.    From Wordnik.com.  [The desperate plight of Africa's cotton farmers] Reference

For starters, the action star plays himself -- and it's a pretty worn-down version of Van Damme at that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Van Damme Returns] Reference

At the center of the storm is Mr. Peek, who friends and colleagues say has been looking worn-down of late.    From Wordnik.com.  [The CEO Left Off the Lifeboat] Reference

But theirs weren't prime-condition Sandships; theirs were old nags with worn-down teeth and sagging humps.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who Do You Say I Am] Reference

Or she might have become merely a worked-out, worn-down pioneer woman, her beauty gone and her spirit tamed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lonesome Dove]

And of course, molecules of non biodegradable, worn-down plastic are ending up in humans via the food chain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dying Earth?] Reference

Condi seemed worn-down by a roomful of diplomats pushing for an immediate cease - fire that the U.S. resisted.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2006] Reference

Sure enough, there at the top where the worn-down lines came together was a small indentation in the shape of a crown.    From Wordnik.com.  [Half Upon a Time] Reference

The Gophers tied the game at 51 with 7:30 to play, but Illinois outscored the worn-down Gophers 20-9 the rest of the way.    From Wordnik.com.  [College Coach Rips His Struggling Team] Reference

In Albee's work it is linked to the feeling that contemporary America is a worn-down, entropic version of a vigorous past.    From Wordnik.com.  [These Illusions Are Real] Reference

"Men often wear scuffed or worn-down shoes that subvert the effort they spent on the rest of their appearance," he writes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secrets Of Nonverbal Communication] Reference

We turned onto a side street, the pavement all cracked and full of potholes, the houses on either side small and worn-down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dog on It] Reference

Also, I may feel worn-out at times, but as Glenn Erickson and my wife will tell you, I am the polar opposite of "worn-down.".    From Wordnik.com.  [About Friday's Blog] Reference

Look for day beds—patches of worn-down vegetation in overgrown ditches, thickets, long grass, or among tangled tree roots.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

All he needs are some bedazzled wristbands and a pair of worn-down jazz sneakers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

The Steelers even went as far this week as to replace some of the worn-down sod at Heinz Field with fresh sod.    From Wordnik.com.  [Postbulletin.com Local News] Reference

I had the same issue with another cartridge, and incorrectly believing the stylus was worn-down and to blame, replaced it with the new one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask MetaFilter] Reference