gaunt

Example Sentences

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The pressure he felt at Merrill made him look even more gaunt.

From The Wall Street Journal

Emerging gaunt and pale from Israeli custody last week, the teenager bore little resemblance to the photos that had been circulated to campaign for his release.

From Los Angeles Times

Based in leafy south-west London, the Victorian-era facility - with its gaunt brick walls and a dark intimidating entrance - is one of the largest in the UK.

From BBC

In the dock, Filipov, 36, cut a gaunt but muscular figure, twitching slightly like a boxer before a fight as he attempted to defuse awkward questions about his tattoos.

From BBC

Other prisoners have appeared gaunt and almost unrecognisable.

From Barron's