Her wheel was as old as herself, and far more worn-out. From Wordnik.com. [Granny's Wonderful Chair] Reference
No climate could help his worn-out body to a sufficient degree. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
Our worn-out sash curtains, nicely laundered, veiled her book-rack. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
Yule and his worn-out troops were being enthusiastically greeted in. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
No superfluous furnishings or worn-out utensils should be tolerated. From Wordnik.com. [Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest] Reference
This is not necessarily good news, even for worn-out, two-career couples. From Wordnik.com. [And If The Comet Misses] Reference
They were very lucky when they got through with a yoke of worn-out cattle. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
A new tub mat to replace the worn-out one that has lost its sticking power. From Wordnik.com. [Santa's safety list] Reference
It's time for leadership to stop repeating tired, worn-out civil-rights slogans. From Wordnik.com. [Race: Our Dilemma Still] Reference
Bottom line: when it comes time to replacing the worn-out tires, buy four new ones. From Wordnik.com. [Tires Q&A: Can I replace one or two tires at a time on my car?] Reference
Hungry and worn-out as they were, neither of them even once glanced at it longingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
These, to the great joy of the worn-out travellers, appeared on Wednesday afternoon. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
"Just the thing for a worn-out war-horse like myself," answered Ben, much interested. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins in the Country] Reference
A bad or worn-out mattress can cause all kinds of aches and pains (watch video, right). From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: Smart moves for buying a new mattress] Reference
Somehow the rain has gotten inside the cab, and his socks are slimy inside his worn-out boots. From Wordnik.com. [Hotel Chelsea - Intercut 7] Reference
And depending on where you live, you may have to pay a disposal fee for your old, worn-out tires. —. From Wordnik.com. [What's the deal with car tire pricing?] Reference
I saluted that fugitive gleam, in which poets see a worn-out world, and gravely took off my hat to it. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She may be afraid that you have wandered far into the garden and come back to her a worn-out traveller. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of the Rose] Reference
A worn-out brush is more likely to harbor bacteria, which you'll return to your mouth each time you brush. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the day: Get a new toothbrush every 3 months] Reference
Sitting in half-shadows, the dark rocker wore a sleeveless black shirt, worn-out jeans, and golden sandals. From Wordnik.com. [t let Your Daughters Grow up to be Cowdykes] Reference
The most intriguing question, however, is much more basic: are stocks and bonds a worn-out way to make money?. From Wordnik.com. [Investing In The Raw] Reference
This process of galvanizing a State into life was tried by Lord Palmerston and others on the worn-out frame of. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Mathematics Being the Original Researches of a Lady Professor of Girtham College in Polemical Science, with some Account of the Social Properties of a Conic; Equations to Brain Waves; Social Forces; and the Laws of Political Motion.] Reference
That means the United States doesn't save enough even to cover the replacement of worn-out plants and equipment. From Wordnik.com. [A Protectionist Backfire] Reference
The reconstruction of Iraq's worn-out infrastructure was to be a central plank of the US military's achievement. From Wordnik.com. [Audit reveals billions of dollars of Iraqi oil funds gone missing] Reference
The rear tires were in good shape, but the front tires were nearly worn-out — a reasonable wear item on a used car. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in tire puncture repair] Reference
Seating himself here, he reclined his back against it, and in a few minutes the worn-out boy was buried in a deep sleep. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
All I've heard from the 'tea party' folks is a stream of the worn-out warmed over sound bites typical of Sarah Palin's idiocy. From Wordnik.com. [Tea Party victory: Readers debate what it means] Reference
It was the longest night any of them had ever spent, and the morning dawned upon a hollow-eyed, worn-out set of Outdoor Girls. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
Since the earliest settlements, Australian wine makers have had to cope with some of the most infertile and worn-out soils on earth. From Wordnik.com. [Vins D'angleterre?] Reference
Gothicists the worn-out and debased Free Classic passed into obscurity, there to remain until the passage by Parliament of the Elementary. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
Which effect of use does use-inheritance transmit in such cases -- the increased rate of growth, or the dilapidation of the worn-out parts?. From Wordnik.com. [Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin] Reference
Dirt-stained boots, several pairs of sunglasses, a red hairbrush with grass stuck in it and a small, worn-out, brown wallet litter the ground nearby. From Wordnik.com. [First Person: Children Of The War] Reference
In "Summer Days, Summer Nights," Sesma makes Ahrab a crepuscular hellrake, running on fumes at 90 miles an hour, even though "the girls all say, 'You're a worn-out star'.". From Wordnik.com. [Positively Broadway] Reference
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