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careworn

[kair-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈkɛərˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /




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"We know our path now," says Ahmed Alhashemi, 42, scrolling through the email, a small smile breaking across his careworn face.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

There's the careworn, eccentric female lead, equally brilliantly realized by newcomer to the screen, Alana Haim.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022

With his melancholy, careworn face and battered physicality, Collins lends Jackson a guarded soulfulness that makes his character simultaneously inscrutable and transparent.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2022

“The main concern was the education of my daughters,” said the 35-year-old, his love for his girls etched on his careworn face.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Catherine Theodorakis, a slight, careworn woman, gazed down on her younger son with tired, dark-circled eyes.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin




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