: sprinkled or streaked with gray : graying
a grizzled beard
also
: having gray hair
a grizzled veteran
Examples of grizzled in a Sentence
He had thinning hair and a grizzled beard.
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Dude is grizzled and possibly drunk, seems a little wobbly on his pins, and wearing sunglasses though the evening has begun.
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Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Of course, what’s worse for our grizzled hero, created by author Michael Connelly, is often great for TV viewers — including the kidnapping of his daughter Maddie (Madison Lintz) in last season’s cliffhanger finale.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
When Bear encounters a grizzled Maximus (Graham Greene) by chance, decades later, the older man’s exile from Okern functions as a cautionary tale.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
Directed by Scott Waugh, the movie throws the group of grizzled, gun-toting mercenaries into a mission filled with Russian operatives and nuclear warheads.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Sep. 2023
Soon the grizzled features resolve into something pitiable and arresting, a bleak mirror.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Kramer is like a grizzled sheriff who has come to exorcise your demons.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
For addicts, though, especially the grizzled and desperate older ones whose very presence so many find offensive, something more than a drug antidote will be required.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
Benn is now a grizzled veteran at 34, having been drafted by the Stars in 2007 and debuting in the NHL as a 20-year-old in 2009.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
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Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Of course, what’s worse for our grizzled hero, created by author Michael Connelly, is often great for TV viewers — including the kidnapping of his daughter Maddie (Madison Lintz) in last season’s cliffhanger finale.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
When Bear encounters a grizzled Maximus (Graham Greene) by chance, decades later, the older man’s exile from Okern functions as a cautionary tale.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
Directed by Scott Waugh, the movie throws the group of grizzled, gun-toting mercenaries into a mission filled with Russian operatives and nuclear warheads.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Sep. 2023
Soon the grizzled features resolve into something pitiable and arresting, a bleak mirror.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Kramer is like a grizzled sheriff who has come to exorcise your demons.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
For addicts, though, especially the grizzled and desperate older ones whose very presence so many find offensive, something more than a drug antidote will be required.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
Benn is now a grizzled veteran at 34, having been drafted by the Stars in 2007 and debuting in the NHL as a 20-year-old in 2009.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of grizzled was
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“Grizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grizzled. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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grizzled
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griz·zled
ˈgriz-əld 
: sprinkled, streaked, or mixed with gray
a grizzled beard
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