harrowed

Example Sentences

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Weeping orange gashes oozed spores that spiraled down the harrowed bodies of the ancient giants.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023

A Polish-French co-production, it takes place almost entirely in Hamela’s van, with the camera capturing the harrowed passengers, one group after another in countless journeys made between March and November of 2022.

From Washington Times • May 22, 2023

While its ending doesn’t deliver on its incredibly effective setup, Algar captures Enid’s hollow-eyed, increasingly harrowed exhaustion as she tries to solve a mystery that nobody else believes in.

From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2021

Mr. Darrow, properly dashing and tortured as John, hasn’t quite achieved that facility; his emphasis on the character’s self-loathing and cynicism sometimes makes him seem hollow instead of harrowed.

From New York Times • May 3, 2018

The gymnasium was contiguous to the east wing of the school, and a grassless football field with cracked baked mud harrowed by cleats formed the far boundary of the campus to the north.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy