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Recent Examples of careworn
Matthew seems careworn, even distracted, struggling to write while leaning his knee on a bench.
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Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
There’s certainly a spirit of lively, spontaneous community in the film’s ensemble of screen newcomers, all cast from the region and fluent in its distinctive Henan dialect, who collectively contribute a vital air of careworn, lived-in human texture to proceedings.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
McVie had a foghorn of a voice and a careworn face that conveyed the fallout of many, many years of bus rides, motels and late-night diners.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Her careworn beauty holds the camera rapt even while silently going about her job in a manner that plays as naturally absorbing.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
His Ethan has become more careworn, jaded, emotionally bruised; he’s acquired the gravitas that comes with loss.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
Olena Voievoda Ukrainians are increasingly careworn after a year of war.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
His face has a careworn quality now, with fatigue and layers of pain around the eyes.
—Time, 7 Dec. 2022
Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
There’s certainly a spirit of lively, spontaneous community in the film’s ensemble of screen newcomers, all cast from the region and fluent in its distinctive Henan dialect, who collectively contribute a vital air of careworn, lived-in human texture to proceedings.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
McVie had a foghorn of a voice and a careworn face that conveyed the fallout of many, many years of bus rides, motels and late-night diners.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Her careworn beauty holds the camera rapt even while silently going about her job in a manner that plays as naturally absorbing.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
His Ethan has become more careworn, jaded, emotionally bruised; he’s acquired the gravitas that comes with loss.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
Olena Voievoda Ukrainians are increasingly careworn after a year of war.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
His face has a careworn quality now, with fatigue and layers of pain around the eyes.
—Time, 7 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for careworn
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Advertisement Tilda Swinton Courtesy of Netflix Through it all, Farrell’s Doyle stammers and sputters, his woebegone eyebrows carrying the full weight of his worries.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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With two more wins against the woebegone Chicago White Sox, Seattle could sneak to within 1 1/2 games before the Astros open a weekend series at Yankee Stadium on Friday.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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The once forlorn small club of football faithful have welcomed a convoy of bandwagon hoppers.—
Dana O'Neil,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yet like many other Z&L endeavors in San Jose, that project has fizzled, and the old church remains a forlorn structure next to an unkempt field in downtown San Jose.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fiery press conferences, frustration over a lack of signings, and a glum touchline demeanour paint a worrying picture.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The footage shows Juniper wearing a brown dress and looking glum while her sisters giggle around her.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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In one of the film’s most downcast moments, Larry, now absolutely obliterated on whiskey, sits in the coatcheck with Weiland for a heart-to-heart.—
Michael Cuby,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ennui, in particular, looks like a disaffected teenager, with her drooping stance, her perpetually downcast eyes and her constant frown.—
Julie Tremaine,
Peoplemag,
15 June 2024
Adjective
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Amby is disconsolate on the drive home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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As Wilshere and his players greeted the Norwich fans, across the Riverside pitch, Michael Carrick and his Middlesbrough squad were conducting a disconsolate lap of appreciation in a largely emptied stadium.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Slashing the Budget at NASA Reaction to Isaacman losing out has been uniformly gloomy among NASA observers.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the background, some analysts are now resigned to the notion that Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on Wednesday were gloomier than expected and that there may not be another interest rate cut in December.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Those are encouraging strides on a team that was understandably crestfallen Sunday, when Warner dislocated and fractured his right ankle, which was surgically repaired Tuesday at Stanford Hospital.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dafoe plays this encounter with a sly crestfallen radiance.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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Pauline Collins, the exuberant British actress who inspired women — and men, too — to do something to change their unhappy lives with her Oscar-nominated and Olivier- and Tony-winning performances in Shirley Valentine, has died.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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That distaste didn’t hurt Spanberger and her ticket, because 18% of those unhappy voters backed her anyway.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Careworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careworn. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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