Examples of wan in a Sentence
Adjective
She gave a wan laugh.
she looks a little wan after all that tiring work
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David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
The industrial lagers were flavorless, wan and dilute; craft beer, by contrast, would be rich, complex and delicious.
—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 31 Jan. 2020
Anand Oswal, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
At the United Nations and the Council of Europe, WAN-IFRA holds consultative status.
—Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
If the land in question has been converted from agricultural fields to golf-course acreage, the net impact of those other factors might actually be lessened, but that’s a wan exculpation.
—David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
The industrial lagers were flavorless, wan and dilute; craft beer, by contrast, would be rich, complex and delicious.
—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 31 Jan. 2020
Noun
Minor ripples such as the shift from on-prem to cloud and the evolution to SD-WAN networks will be pivotal points of interest in the story.
—Anand Oswal, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
At the United Nations and the Council of Europe, WAN-IFRA holds consultative status.
—Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Wan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wan. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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