Improper footwear, including worn-out shoes can also contribute to shin splints.

Colonialism has faded away like a worn-out shoe.

Dozens of possibilities present themselves, from "a worn-out shoe" to "day-old stew" to "a big cow moo."

Izidor is happy to have him as a guest, calling him "his Frenchman" and fixing the young wanderer's worn-out shoes.

Standing beside her, Kathy felt about as attractive as an old, worn-out shoe.

She was indeed wearing worn-out shoes, and I noticed that her stockings were not pulled up tight.

At least he could have been given a chance to say so himself, instead of being discarded like worn-out shoes.

Bill Baroni likes to talk about 10,809 doorbells and four pairs of worn-out shoes.

Best recent gift: A pair of shoes my daughter Rebekah bought me because she thought the worn-out shoes I wore were inadequate.

"Here, here, not so fast, young man," said the porter, not quite liking the look of the boy in the old overcoat and worn-out shoes.