careworn
Example Sentences
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By the time he announced his intention to resign, Benedict was 85, frail and careworn, and had cut down on his public appearances.
From Los Angeles Times
But Grace Greenwood of the New York Times noted his “pale, careworn, and sad” appearance.
From Washington Post
He appeared careworn and weathered, at once eternally pugilistic and resigned to his fate.
From Washington Post
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
A careworn clutch of country odes to booze or wildflowers and trickster warnings about lust or death, it is a fitting capstone for an artist who rarely cared if he sang only for himself.
From New York Times
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