grizzled
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Compare them to the grizzled, huffy statesmen who previously played those roles, especially in the 2002 ITV adaptation.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
Playing his third official round at Riviera Country Club, the 26-year-old from South Carolina navigated the renowned course like a grizzled veteran.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
Duvall often said his favorite role, however, was one he played in a 1989 TV mini-series -- the grizzled, wise-cracking Texas Ranger-turned-cowboy Augustus McCrae in "Lonesome Dove," based on the novel by Larry McMurtry.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
A black-and-white photo from 1897 depicts six grizzled men seated behind a table for the Nobel committee’s first ever meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
My hair is a grizzled gray, my eyes blue and my cheeks ruddy, a complexion inherited from my Irish mother.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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