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

In going down-stairs I came upon him, sitting upon one of the steps as if exhausted, and when he turned his face upward, its pallor and haggardness startled me.

From Esmeralda by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

She was looking into the fire and the haggardness of her face had softened.

From Old Crow by Brown, Alice

There was a trace of haggardness in her face that told him she, too, had spent a restless night.

From Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles by Richardson, James H.