"wear" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- "It will be once again," said Toli as they moved along the quiet streets, over stones worn smooth with time.
- The hands were painful now and he glanced down to see the skin pink, not quite raw, but worn smooth by the rope slipping.
- Then, almost all at once, the serrated edge of the knife wore smooth and dull.
- The statue's arms had fallen or been broken off long ago; the stumps worn smooth by the wind and sand.
- The beach was composed largely of small stones worn smooth by the action of water.
- The floor was made of flagstones worn smooth over centuries, and the air inside was cool.
- High peaks are crested with boulders worn smooth by the weather.
- By now the hacksaw blades were worn almost smooth, but life hung in the balance and he worked on.
- The floor was made from bricks worn smooth, with a gutter going to an ornamental central drain.
- The beach has lots of small pieces of glass on it, worn smooth by the rocks and waves.
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