haggard

Example Sentences

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But for all his initially boundless energy, he sometimes betrays a haggard, heavy-eyed exhaustion, as if even he were getting a little tired of his company.

From Los Angeles Times

If a T-shirt is starting to get a little haggard, I’ll cut the sleeves off, freshen it up and make it my own thing.

From Los Angeles Times

After his firing, Couric wondered, “Had Matt seen this up ahead — had he been fearful that the MeToo movement was coming for him next? … I imagined him sleepless, haggard, depressed … maybe worse.”

From Washington Post

Viewers may want to watch an interview with their favorite musician before diving in to see the haggard, depressingly exhausted faces of Radiohead's members as they endure days filled with repetitive interview questions.

From Salon

That’s a word that Jay, an outspoken gun-control advocate, personally can’t stand, and Isaacs’ handsome but haggard face conveys the exhaustion of someone too accustomed to taking care of others at the expense of himself.

From Los Angeles Times