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careworn

[kair-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈkɛərˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /




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"We know our path now," says Ahmed Alhashemi, 42, scrolling through the email, a small smile breaking across his careworn face.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2025

There's the careworn, eccentric female lead, equally brilliantly realized by newcomer to the screen, Alana Haim.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2022

With his melancholy, careworn face and battered physicality, Collins lends Jackson a guarded soulfulness that makes his character simultaneously inscrutable and transparent.

From Washington Post Jan. 18, 2022

“The main concern was the education of my daughters,” said the 35-year-old, his love for his girls etched on his careworn face.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2021

The cashier was a careworn woman in her sixties.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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