ground-down

I imagine if you ran a hand over any surface in the gym you would not find dust, but the ground-down detritus of black waffle-bottom shoes.

The Bird House Kelly Simmons 2011

I imagine if you ran a hand over any surface in the gym you would not find dust, but the ground-down detritus of black waffle-bottom shoes.

The Bird House Kelly Simmons 2011

She has hired an interpreter called Blue, but they have an edgy relationship: everywhere she goes, Robin encounters mistrust among a population ground-down by government dictats and poverty.

Book review Maxine 2009

In his previous, the soon-cancelled-by-HBO Lucky Louie, CK was a ground-down husband and father.

Jonathan Bernstein's Aerial View of American TV 2010

The drama, which seems likely to extend throughout the day, is not only a reflection of just how ground-down the procedural elements of the Senate have become.

GOP Filibusters Small Business Bill After Criticizing Dems For Delay 2010

She has hired an interpreter called Blue, but they have an edgy relationship: everywhere she goes, Robin encounters mistrust among a population ground-down by government dictats and poverty.

August 2008 Maxine 2008

She has hired an interpreter called Blue, but they have an edgy relationship: everywhere she goes, Robin encounters mistrust among a population ground-down by government dictats and poverty.

17: The Pool of Unease Maxine 2008

She has hired an interpreter called Blue, but they have an edgy relationship: everywhere she goes, Robin encounters mistrust among a population ground-down by government dictats and poverty.

17: The Pool of Unease Maxine 2008

Also we had to record all responses with shitty ground-down eraser-less no#2 pencils (which quickly became a valuable office commodity).

Waldo Jaquith - Identifying hang-up calls. 2007

But I am burnt out, spent, ground-down and I need a vacation.

Everyday That I Don’t Eat A Gun, I Won | ATTACKERMAN 2009