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

And in the morning when I arose, and looked into the glass, I was startled at the haggardness of my own face.

From The Haunted Homestead A Novel by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

The unholy light from the pit painted it an unearthly greenish hue, and accentuated the haggardness of face, and the gleaming eyes, the humped body, its crookedness magnified by the crouched attitude.

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman

A man entered who, in spite of the shabbiness of his clothing, his emaciation and the haggardness of his features the reader would have had no difficulty in recognizing.

From Little Lost Sister by Brooks, Virginia