adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
well-worn (= used a lot or for a long time )
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I followed what seemed to be a well-worn path heading in the right direction.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
path
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The company is now just waiting for the world to beat a well-worn path to its door.
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Since then he has trod the well-worn path from radical to conservative.
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The friendship tunnel became a well-worn path - what with all the to-ing and fro-ing of furred and feathered visitors.
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However, I pursue neither of these two more well-worn paths .
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Making it all the stranger that he should decide to lug his camera down the well-worn path of the court room drama.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a well-worn pair of slippers
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For instance, I already own a well-worn pair of Birkenstocks, which appears to be half the artistic battle.
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My well-worn schoolboy shoes were polished until they shone like glass.
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The company is now just waiting for the world to beat a well-worn path to its door.
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The friendship tunnel became a well-worn path - what with all the to-ing and fro-ing of furred and feathered visitors.
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The wood shelves contain well-worn volumes, some dating back to the 1920s.
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To me, Manhattan was like a well-worn shoe, ugly but honest, forthright about its flaws and beauties.
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We were leafing through a well-worn copy of Sports Illustrated, and Mike was identifying his clients.