washed-up
Example Sentences
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Pauline, a 65-year-old nurse at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, in Mountain Ash, described the washed-up fish as "a shocking thing to see, because of the size of it".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
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
The promise of seeing the washed-up Kid Rock in an intimate setting appears to thrill no one.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026
“Ammu,” Chacko said, his voice steady and deliberately casual, “is it at all possible for you to prevent your washed-up cynicism from completely coloring everything?”
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
