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Get to know Timeworn better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like banal or trite.

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Timeworn in a sentence

Timeworn meaning

  1. Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
  2. Banal or trite; hackneyed or overused.

Synonyms of Timeworn

banal well-worn trite tired threadbare stock shopworn old-hat hackneyed commonplace unoriginal

Related words

Other words often associated with Timeworn or its synonyms:

worn antique handle provide weary humdrum handgrip bored standard furnish stale unglamorous

Using Timeworn

  • The main meaning on this page is: Showing the effects of wear due to long use. | Banal or trite; hackneyed or overused.
  • Useful related words include: banal, well-worn, trite, tired.
  • In the example corpus, timeworn often appears in combinations such as: of timeworn.

Context around Timeworn

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

personal 1× political 1× fairy 1×

Sentence patterns with Timeworn

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of a timeworn personal grudge 1× plenty of timeworn fairy tales 1× pushed a timeworn political tactic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

donald trump s 1× magical talking birds 1×

Common sentence endings:

adam nagourney writes 1× folklore and beyond 1× timeworn personal grudge 1×

Words around Timeworn

Just before it in the word index:

timewise 3 timewell 4 timewasting 3 timetracker 2 timetop 2 timethe 3

Just after it in the word index:

timex 17 timey 38 timezone 17 timezones 6 timi 38 timid 129

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Timeworn

  • In this selection, "timeworn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, personal, political and fairy stand out and add context to how "timeworn" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of a timeworn personal grudge and plenty of timeworn fairy tales. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "timeworn" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with timeworn

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Donald Trump’s focus on Harris’s identity has pushed a timeworn political tactic — presenting an opponent as somehow “other” — to a different level, Adam Nagourney writes. (27 words)

Magical talking birds have flown in and out of plenty of timeworn fairy tales and folktales, from Gozzi’s play “The Green Bird” to Sicilian folklore and beyond. (28 words)

And the more specific: public records violations, conflict of interest regarding campus construction contracts, ignoring terms of his censure, and more… Kelly, a lawyer, says the attempted recall feels like the rehash of a timeworn personal grudge. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

And the more specific: public records violations, conflict of interest regarding campus construction contracts, ignoring terms of his censure, and more… Kelly, a lawyer, says the attempted recall feels like the rehash of a timeworn personal grudge. (37 words)

Magical talking birds have flown in and out of plenty of timeworn fairy tales and folktales, from Gozzi’s play “The Green Bird” to Sicilian folklore and beyond. (28 words)

Donald Trump’s focus on Harris’s identity has pushed a timeworn political tactic — presenting an opponent as somehow “other” — to a different level, Adam Nagourney writes. (27 words)

Example sentences (3)

And the more specific: public records violations, conflict of interest regarding campus construction contracts, ignoring terms of his censure, and more… Kelly, a lawyer, says the attempted recall feels like the rehash of a timeworn personal grudge.

Donald Trump’s focus on Harris’s identity has pushed a timeworn political tactic — presenting an opponent as somehow “other” — to a different level, Adam Nagourney writes.

Magical talking birds have flown in and out of plenty of timeworn fairy tales and folktales, from Gozzi’s play “The Green Bird” to Sicilian folklore and beyond.

Common combinations with timeworn

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of timeworn 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "timeworn" in a sentence?
An example: "And the more specific: public records violations, conflict of interest regarding campus construction contracts, ignoring terms of his censure, and more… Kelly, a lawyer, says the attempted recall feels like the rehash of a timeworn personal grudge." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "timeworn" from authentic English texts.
What does "timeworn" mean?
Timeworn means: Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
What are synonyms of "timeworn"?
Common synonyms of "timeworn" include: banal, well-worn, trite, tired, threadbare, stock, shopworn, old-hat. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "timeworn" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "timeworn", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.