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

The globe set in the ceiling was not lighted, but the street lamps shone in, showing the thinness of Masterson's flushed face and its haggardness, accentuated by smudges of make-up imperfectly removed.

From A Man's Hearth by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)

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

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

From The Quality of Mercy by Howells, William Dean