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Recent Examples of careworn
McVie had a foghorn of a voice and a careworn face that conveyed the fallout of many, many years of bus rides, motels and late-night diners.
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Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Her careworn beauty holds the camera rapt even while silently going about her job in a manner that plays as naturally absorbing.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
His Ethan has become more careworn, jaded, emotionally bruised; he’s acquired the gravitas that comes with loss.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
Olena Voievoda Ukrainians are increasingly careworn after a year of war.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
Indeed the film’s whole ensemble, even at its most fractiously opposed, is steered toward creased, careworn restraint rather than shouty grandstanding.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2023
His face has a careworn quality now, with fatigue and layers of pain around the eyes.
—Time, 7 Dec. 2022
The Futurist Cookbook wasn't meant to be an instructive culinary text or a careworn book in the kitchens of Milan.
—Amanda Arnold, Bon Appétit, 23 June 2022
On a recent Friday, Dolores, a large, careworn woman of fifty, lay in a bed built from used rods and wooden planks.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2022
Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Her careworn beauty holds the camera rapt even while silently going about her job in a manner that plays as naturally absorbing.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
His Ethan has become more careworn, jaded, emotionally bruised; he’s acquired the gravitas that comes with loss.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
Olena Voievoda Ukrainians are increasingly careworn after a year of war.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
Indeed the film’s whole ensemble, even at its most fractiously opposed, is steered toward creased, careworn restraint rather than shouty grandstanding.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2023
His face has a careworn quality now, with fatigue and layers of pain around the eyes.
—Time, 7 Dec. 2022
The Futurist Cookbook wasn't meant to be an instructive culinary text or a careworn book in the kitchens of Milan.
—Amanda Arnold, Bon Appétit, 23 June 2022
On a recent Friday, Dolores, a large, careworn woman of fifty, lay in a bed built from used rods and wooden planks.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for careworn
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Sunday, the Sox, who are now an impossibly bad 31-100, locked up the sixth triple-digit-loss season in their woebegone history with a 9-4 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Tigers.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
25 Aug. 2024
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This is what passes for epiphany for the solemn, solitary Jane, who searches for self-knowledge in a woebegone key.—
Parul Sehgal,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Watch on Deadline Dusty is a quiet guy and O’Connor, probably not a casting director’s idea of a cowboy, really manages to show us who this young man is, often with just his forlorn facial expressions rather than the limited dialogue he is given in many scenes.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
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But across the street from Sherwood’s gorgeous new house — white with dark trim and cheerful flowers in the front yard — is still an empty lot, a forlorn swimming pool surrounded by chain-link fencing the only reminder of what used to be.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The total number of Champagne shipments from France sank nearly 10% last year to 271 million bottles, marking the second consecutive year of declines as inflation-weary consumers cut back and a generally glum mood permeates across the globe.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Apolline and Pablo’s home life isn’t fleshed out beyond a glum impression.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ennui, in particular, looks like a disaffected teenager, with her drooping stance, her perpetually downcast eyes and her constant frown.—
Julie Tremaine,
Peoplemag,
15 June 2024
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Its consumers are downcast, with youth unemployment rampant.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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Outside, a disconsolate Santa presses his forehead against the building next door.—
Liam Sherwin-Murray,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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By the time the judge adjourned the court, Bryan was disconsolate.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
29 July 2024
Adjective
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Kennie Bukky, co-founder of The Pivot Place Courtesy of Kennie Bukky One millennial managed to save enough money to buy her own property by the age of 25, despite the gloomy economic landscape facing young people.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2025
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With consumers and businesses gloomy about the prospects of the world’s second-largest economy, loan growth has stalled.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But in the crestfallen image of founder Lamar Hunt in the postgame locker room after the trophy bearing his name had been presented to Bills owner Ralph Wilson.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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On the other side is the cellar-dwelling Raiders (4-12), rocking a crestfallen vibe that the Chargers know all too well.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Witherspoon presents Margot not as some unhappy bachelorette, but as a modern, self-reliant woman.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Thailand-set season sees a new crop of unhappy, rich vacationers at a luxurious resort.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Careworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careworn. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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