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Adjective
She gave a wan laugh.
she looks a little wan after all that tiring work
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David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
What seemed inventive and clever in the confines of a small off-Broadway theater feels utterly wan in its current incarnation.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2019
The industrial lagers were flavorless, wan and dilute; craft beer, by contrast, would be rich, complex and delicious.
—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 31 Jan. 2020
That was the epoch of Tide football spearheaded by the Mikes — DuBose, Price and Shula with a dash of Dennis Franchione added into a wan mix of uninspired, sometimes scandalous leadership at the dawn of this century.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2019
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Adjective
If the land in question has been converted from agricultural fields to golf-course acreage, the net impact of those other factors might actually be lessened, but that’s a wan exculpation.
—David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
What seemed inventive and clever in the confines of a small off-Broadway theater feels utterly wan in its current incarnation.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2019
The industrial lagers were flavorless, wan and dilute; craft beer, by contrast, would be rich, complex and delicious.
—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 31 Jan. 2020
That was the epoch of Tide football spearheaded by the Mikes — DuBose, Price and Shula with a dash of Dennis Franchione added into a wan mix of uninspired, sometimes scandalous leadership at the dawn of this century.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2019
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“Wan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wan. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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