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Examples
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Even the most meticulous of mechanics cannot exactly reproduce a position from one bike to the next, especially when it comes to broken-in saddles.
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He looked disconcertingly human, wearing some high-school football T-shirt, broken-in jeans, and weathered cowboy boots.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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The clothes are durable and broken-in and there were several pieces left to choose from.
The Last of Boland Kilean Kennedy 2011
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While Morgan Freeman narrated excerpts of Kennedy's speeches, the orchestra passed around a Coplandesque theme that had the warm American familiarity of worn jeans, a broken-in baseball glove and wind off the prairie.
A grand display Anne Midgette 2011
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He looked disconcertingly human, wearing some high-school football T-shirt, broken-in jeans, and weathered cowboy boots.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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"But this is more of a thrill because you get to take something back with you," like a beautifully broken-in saddle leather Coach briefcase, with which as a saleswoman she'll tote her carpet and flooring samples.
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Theres nothing like a broken-in favourite to reread.
Countdown to Angels' Blood: Devon Monk - Magic in the Blood ARC Nalini Singh 2009
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Edwards, who wore broken-in jeans during his campaign stops, always sought to establish symbolic ties to the working class.
Nikolas Kozloff: Banana Republic, U.S.A.? "Populism" Comes to America 2010
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Edwards, who wore broken-in jeans during his campaign stops, always sought to establish symbolic ties to the working class.
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A broken-in Murray sling has unbelievable funk and character.
Weight a Minute 2008
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