world-weary

Examples of world-weary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lourd is arresting as a haunted, world-weary girl, who clearly craves a connection with her mother but is looking for something that Shelley simply does not have to give. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024 Annette has seen it all, providing loud, world-weary commentary while sucking down margaritas. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024 The girls at the show are her family, like a wonderfully world-weary Jamie Lee Curtis as Annette (a gambler who now makes her bucks as a cocktail waitress) and youngsters played by Kiernan Shipka and Brenda Song, who both get big moments to shine. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024 And Jackman, as this world-weary version of the character, turns in a sad, sweet performance that reminds the audience what made his Wolverine so iconic. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for world-weary 

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“World-weary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world-weary. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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