washed-up

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In Hoboken: Playing a washed-up boxer, Marlon Brando declares, “I could have been a contender,” in “On the Waterfront.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Duvall won his Academy Award in 1983 for playing a washed-up country singer in "Tender Mercies."

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Editor: Stephen Mirrione Scene: The montage in which Brad Pitt’s washed-up racer Sonny Hayes begins his winning streak through a momentum-building Grand Prix swing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

The promise of seeing the washed-up Kid Rock in an intimate setting appears to thrill no one.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

Obadiah down on his knees in the mud, bent over the washed-up statue.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd