washed-up

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Deborah sees Ava as entitled and self-righteous, Ava sees Deborah as washed-up and boring.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Nominated for seven Oscars, Duvall won best actor in 1983 for playing a washed-up country singer in Tender Mercies.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 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

“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