gauntly
adverb
gauntness
noun
Examples of gaunt in a Sentence
He left the hospital looking tired and gaunt.
a gaunt factory on the edge of town
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Egon Schiele had his thing for gaunt girls and their undergarments.
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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
Egon Schiele had his thing for gaunt girls and their undergarments.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
Tall and thin, bordering on gaunt, he was dressed in blue jeans, a flannel shirt, an old Army jacket, work boots, gloves and a blue wool cap.
—Alanna Nash, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
And Palestinian prisoners — some of whom also emerged from Israeli jails appearing gaunt — also embraced loved ones.
—Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gaunt
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“Gaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaunt. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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