wizened

Example Sentences

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Grammy voters go back and forth with this award: Sometimes they anoint headstrong youngsters as rock’s great new hope; other times they congratulate wizened oldsters for staying in the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

But the admiring, even celebratory, tone of these paeans to hot actresses remaining hot well past Hollywood’s traditional expiration date masks the shadow side of this phenomenon: The wizened, terrifying hag.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

This means that the youngest caterpillars are usually all black, while more colorful caterpillars tend to be the wizened, elders of a given population.

From National Geographic • Nov. 29, 2023

That’s either because we are wizened doctrinal experts or because we have been institutionalized into submission.

From Slate • May 22, 2023

I’ve seen newborn babies, with their wizened dried-apricot look, and these Jesuses are nothing like them.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood