Historical clue formulations

• Sports — 2026-09-11
• Becomes tiresome — 2026-02-05
• "Nature always ___ the colors of the spirit": Ralph Waldo Emerson — 2024-11-30
• Dresses in — 2022-11-11
• Is grating — 2022-09-25
• Is tiresome — 2010-08-11
• Is tiresome — 2010-04-28
• Models — 2008-09-26
• Becomes frayed — 2007-12-03
• Has on — 2006-02-13
• Proves durable — 2005-08-13
• Has on — 2005-01-13
• Becomes frayed — 2004-11-17
• Is tiresome — 2004-03-19
• Becomes frayed — 2001-12-27
• Taxes — 1999-02-14
• Deteriorates — 1998-03-07
• Endures — 1994-07-06