: 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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Ask him about that award, however, and his response is that of a grizzled veteran.
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Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
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But though the Thunder are a bulldozer of a basketball team, the ragtag Warriors — and their grizzled coach — showed that Oklahoma City was capable of being tested.
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Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Thankfully, Mikkelsen’s grizzled nonchalance and Fuller’s tonal approach fend off sappiness.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
But though the Thunder are a bulldozer of a basketball team, the ragtag Warriors — and their grizzled coach — showed that Oklahoma City was capable of being tested.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
The grizzled hardware veteran has a reputation for solid PCs at fair prices, and being able to take discounts of up to 35% on popular laptops and desktops is a rare opportunity.
—PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grizzled
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“Grizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grizzled. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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grizzled
adjective
griz·zled
ˈgriz-əld 
: sprinkled, streaked, or mixed with gray
a grizzled beard
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