very threadbare

Examples (10)

• The old carpet in the hallway was very threadbare in places.
• After years of use, his favorite jacket had become very threadbare at the elbows.
• Her arguments against the proposal sounded very threadbare and unconvincing.
• The once luxurious upholstery on the antique chair was now very threadbare.
• His excuse for being late was very threadbare; nobody believed him.
• Despite being very threadbare, the blanket still offered some comfort.
• The manager's reasoning for the layoffs seemed very threadbare to the employees.
• You could tell the museum's collection was old because some of the tapestries were very threadbare.
• The plot of the movie felt very threadbare, lacking originality or depth.
• The curtains in the abandoned house were very threadbare, letting in strips of light.