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

Talbot’s dress was travel-stained, and his youthful face wore almost the haggardness of age.

From A Prince of Good Fellows by Barr, Robert

His garb set off the seeming haggardness of his keen features so effectively that I thought him either broken down in health or just recovering from some protracted illness.

From The Reminiscences of an Astronomer by Newcomb, Simon

The haggardness of recent hardship was upon Carew's features, and a week's, or more, stubble of yellow beard covered his cheeks, yet the growth in nowise brutalized the handsome face.

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman