: 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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The sauce was an instant hit with the veterans who served as his grizzled daily taste-testers.
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John Tuohy, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
Behind the scenes, though, a grizzled Utah staff saw a gem.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
Damson Idris stars as a young up-and-comer headlining an underperforming team opposite Pitt as his grizzled mentor/teammate with nothing to lose.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 July 2025
Now, couple this equation with the fact that Hull's not a grizzled bluegrass veteran.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Grizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grizzled. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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grizzled
adjective
griz·zled
ˈgriz-əld 
: sprinkled, streaked, or mixed with gray
a grizzled beard
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