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

The plant had once been glorious but was abandoned in critical condition, with sap-oozing wounds and wizened limbs.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2024

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

The baby looked blue and wizened to him and he felt that there must be something wrong with it.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith