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Recent Examples of careworn
On her commute home, a careworn Marie-Lou spots a young man joyfully running through a nearby park.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
In All of a Sudden, there’s something careworn about Efira’s lunar beauty.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2026
Matthew seems careworn, even distracted, struggling to write while leaning his knee on a bench.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 6 May 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
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
In All of a Sudden, there’s something careworn about Efira’s lunar beauty.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2026
Matthew seems careworn, even distracted, struggling to write while leaning his knee on a bench.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 6 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for careworn
Adjective
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After three seasons of almost nothing but dread and sorrow, the NBA’s most woebegone franchise, for generations, finally had a moment to celebrate.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The Clippers rallied from a chaotic 6-21 start to finish 42-40 in this once-woebegone franchise's 15th consecutive winning season — the NBA's longest active streak.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some episodes in his final week felt a bit forlorn.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
22 May 2026
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The forlorn Sonny takes up with his football coach’s wife, Ruth (Cloris Leachman).—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In a funny touch of feminist commentary, the Pounds parents are intent on their bratty son Andrew (Hamnet survivor Jacobi Jupe) getting the best possible education but less bothered about glum daughter Drissila (Evie Templeton).—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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Senior figures were glum in the weeks after.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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By contrast, Emilia, in her mid-thirties, has a face that lights up with sunny enthusiasm and, just as quickly, turns downcast.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey was downcast after falling to the New York Knicks in Game 4 on Sunday night, leading to an early second-round playoff exit.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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As the Champions League anthem echoed around Villa Park, Liverpool’s disconsolate players headed for the tunnel.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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However, the short-term pain was acute, and Wrexham’s players sat on the ground and looked disconsolate after the final whistle — even though the Hull-Norwich match hadn’t finished.—
Steve Douglas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Ursula stared up from the gloomy nave at the enormous mahogany machine booming from the balcony and, rising from it, those shining, impossible banks of pipes that reached into the arches above.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Fans don’t quite know what to make of the gloomy dissonance.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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After Operation Midway Blitz ripped through Chicago last fall, Vargas was crestfallen to see families stay home from weekly Mass or even self-deport out of fear.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Malek, with an insular and crestfallen moodiness, plays Jimmy as a man caught between liberation and AIDS, between wanting to be a breakout performer and waiting to stay true to his subversive drag soul.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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What’s leaving one unhappy child at home compared to sending five hundred people home from the theatre happy?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Shohei Ohtani almost became the most unhappy pitcher to ever be part of throwing a no-hitter.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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“Careworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careworn. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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