tubercular
Example Sentences
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Her tubercular pale skin and flushed cheeks contributed to her allure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
All except for Ratso, a tubercular, disabled con man.
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022
The site of the spectacular federal courthouse on the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena was originally a boarding house built in 1882 by Emma Bangs, who had brought her tubercular daughter west.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022
With the “Funeral March” at its center, LaFarge’s multifaceted “journey” covers everything from the tubercular composer’s relationship with the gender-bending author George Sand to the video game “Frederic: The Resurrection of Music.”
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2021
The one who never complained, not even of thirst, was Sebastian Gomez, who seemed as indefatigable as Miguel, even though he was twice his age and looked tubercular.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
