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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
Adjective
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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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Only Hunter Goodman, a catcher who played for Hartford in 2022 and 23, will represent the woebegone franchise in the All-Star Game.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Usually, the Bears are on the glum side of a result like Sunday’s 25-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The album’s emotional palette fluidly shifts between defiant bravado and glum recognition that the big dream was more than likely to crash and burn.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Its consumers are downcast, with youth unemployment rampant.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 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
Adjective
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Skies will be mostly cloudy in the evening, and the gloomy weather may stick around with a 60% chance of precipitation.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025
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Chatter among analysts is gloomy.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Following Dombrowski’s comments and his belief that Harper is unhappy with his current contract situation, Sherman opened the door to a potential offseason trade that sends Harper elsewhere.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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People who will be sent there include those who let their poor unhappy doggies bark endlessly, those who throw trash on the beach and those who hunt exotic animals for sport.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Careworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careworn. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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