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Recent Examples of wan Evans managed both to placate the money men at Gulf & Western, who wanted to sell Paramount because of its wan revenue, and become a peer of Hollywood's rambunctious talent. cleveland, 28 Oct. 2019 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 Our family just discovered Gobi Manchurian, and for anyone who considers cauliflower a wan version of broccoli, try this and banish thoughts of soggy vegetables from your mind. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018 In spite of the lovingly detailed suburban ambience, interiors, gardens and clothes, the atmosphere feels torqued beyond time and history into a fairy tale theater of desire and wan hope. Marina Warner, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018 See All Example Sentences for wan
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Adjective
  • Morfydd Clark, pallid at first, has some emotive scenes at the wedding when Ophelia rails at Hamlet for turning away from her.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Yet senior test kitchen editor Jesse Szewczyk recently took one of those pallid lumps and coaxed utter brilliance from it.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Formed as clusters of pale purple crystal glass, the original chandelier used to adorn the entrance to the banquet hall in the Main Building.
    Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • At the corner of Central Avenue and Reserve Street stands a pale yellow basin ringed with silver taps.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Wan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wan. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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