wizened

Example Sentences

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Suede has become an experiment in longevity, driving teenage feelings through a wizened motor.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 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

A former neighbor with a soft spot for his mother put him in touch with the most seasoned mechanic in the community, a wizened man who fixed all kinds of engines: boats, generators, trucks.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023

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 just Karl,” Dimple and Rishi said casually at the same time, like wizened San Franciscans.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon