wizened

Example Sentences

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I saw a picture recently of you and Cameron Winter of Geese, which got me thinking about how you’re between two phases: not yet a wizened old-timer — Depends who you ask.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But the admiring, even celebratory, tone of these paeans to hot actresses remaining hot well past Hollywood’s traditional expiration date masks the shadow side of this phenomenon: The wizened, terrifying hag.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

The plant had once been glorious but was abandoned in critical condition, with sap-oozing wounds and wizened limbs.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2024

This means that the youngest caterpillars are usually all black, while more colorful caterpillars tend to be the wizened, elders of a given population.

From National Geographic • Nov. 29, 2023

Marie-France’s wizened old eyes crinkled in sympathy as she explained in Lingala that no one had thoroughly searched the enclosure yet, that maybe some were deep in hiding.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer