Examples of careworn in a Sentence
He has a careworn face.
He looks tired and careworn.
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On her commute home, a careworn Marie-Lou spots a young man joyfully running through a nearby park.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
In All of a Sudden, there’s something careworn about Efira’s lunar beauty.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2026
Matthew seems careworn, even distracted, struggling to write while leaning his knee on a bench.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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.
—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
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
In All of a Sudden, there’s something careworn about Efira’s lunar beauty.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2026
Matthew seems careworn, even distracted, struggling to write while leaning his knee on a bench.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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.
—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
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“Careworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/careworn. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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careworn
adjective
care·worn
-ˌwō(ə)rn 
-ˌwȯ(ə)rn
: showing the effect of grief or worry
a careworn face
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