haggardness

Example Sentences

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Was he embodying the inner haggardness of the nation, stuck at home for months?

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2020

Doreen didn’t look much better, but the exuberance of her entry was enough to overshadow any haggardness.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

There remained a whiteness, a blank, a haggardness.

From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie

Washing, shaving, turning up his mustache with the little curling tongs, he observed with self-pity his increasing haggardness.

From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)

A gleam of gratified slyness lit up the haggardness of Northwick's face.

From The Quality of Mercy by Howells, William Dean