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Recent Examples of careworn
Her careworn beauty holds the camera rapt even while silently going about her job in a manner that plays as naturally absorbing.
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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
Pantomimes stuck with that convention, and one of the stars is still a man dressed as a careworn mother — the Dame.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 15 Dec. 2021
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
Pantomimes stuck with that convention, and one of the stars is still a man dressed as a careworn mother — the Dame.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 15 Dec. 2021
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
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Any such hope would best be filed under forlorn, unfortunately.Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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One perfect for blues rock, R&B balladry, bluegrass, and one forlorn love banger after another. Need a break?Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
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Ravens fans should take heart from his eagerness, even at the end of a glum weekend.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
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For those glum that Saks Fifth Avenue sacked its holiday sound and light show, take heart.Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 17 Nov. 2024
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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
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By the time the judge adjourned the court, Bryan was disconsolate.Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Context: Harris — who served as district attorney of San Francisco, as attorney general of California and as a U.S. senator from the state between 2017 and 2021 — could help electrify an exhausted, disconsolate party.Jacob Knutson, Axios, 22 July 2024
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The result is a remarkably faithful rendition, at turns funny, wistful, gloomy, and joyful.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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People might reasonably expect the film to be gloomy.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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The promised live music turned out to be a single violinist, and instead of ballroom dancing, there was a pole dancer performing for the crestfallen crowd.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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The shooting and its aftermath took a toll on a crestfallen family and a city mired in underdevelopment.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
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However, the grandma was unhappy with their unexpected arrival.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, Tomlin was unhappy with the penalties Pickens committed.Chantz Martin, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Careworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careworn. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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