haggardness

Example Sentences

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Was he embodying the inner haggardness of the nation, stuck at home for months?

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2020

Doreen didn’t look much better, but the exuberance of her entry was enough to overshadow any haggardness.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

He looked careworn; his countenance had assumed a cadaverous hue, and there was a haggardness and lankness about his cheeks and mouth, which could not fail to attract the notice of every spectator.

From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles

When Blake and his wife came to breakfast, Ashton was so cheerful that they hardly noticed the traces of haggardness that yet lingered in his face.

From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by Brehm, George

Her face was masklike, but there was the same look of haggardness about her eyes as there was in her husband's face.

From The Eyes Have It by Garrett, Randall