Wrinkles ought to be worn as a badge of honour, as a mark of survival if not wisdom.
No real lady would let a dress that might have been worn by a stranger touch her skin.
As you can imagine, those who had fallen this far had been so worn down by their tortures in the seven other hells that they no longer had the strength to cry out.
It had been so long since she had seen him and she had lived on memories until they were worn thin.
To be worn out is to be renewed.
There is a preppy wabi-sabi to soft, faded khakis and cotton shirts, but it's not nice to be surrounded by things that are worn out or stained or used up.
Provenance is something very important in jewelry. You want to know who has worn a piece of jewelry and who it has belonged to - it's part of its history, part of its aura.
Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest; harder than adamant; never to be broken, worn away, or blunted. Its only bad quality is, that it is sure to hurt those who touch it; and likely to draw blood, perhaps the life blood, of those who press earnestly upon it.
And the truth is I've always taken very good care of my skin, and always, always worn make-up.
Of course you can still paint landscape - it's not been worn out.
I hadn't expected to be kidnapped today or I'd have worn something more conservative.
Books were like old friends, with their worn covers and well-thumbed pages.
Fashion needs to be worn.
I think it's real important to show style now. The majority of style right now is to act like you don't have style at all, so most companies are getting rich off clothes that look torn, clothes that look worn.
I've never worn flats in my life. I haven't owned any since I was a kid. I suppose the only flats I have are the shoes I wear to the gym, but I put them on just before I start to work out. . . I like heels.
It'd be nice to have a new name, to start with, one that's not all worn out from being called so much.
This club needs an impetus of energy - but I just feel tired to be honest. I'm worn out.
I have worn my white and purple, colors of the Suffragettes, in honor of the fact that we have our first woman president, soon to be, Hillary Clinton, elected president of the United States.
With anything you do in life, there are days where you're worn out and you don't want to do it for a second.
It's no one's fault to be born ugly, but, honestly, must it be worn as a symbol of pride?