lived-in

Example Sentences

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And the title track ends the record on a beautiful note, with the kind of relaxed lived-in wisdom he doesn’t often turn to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

You return to the grocery store — not with a blank slate — but with a little lived-in wisdom tucked into your pocket.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

A terraced family home has been turned into a lived-in work of art with paintings spanning from floor to ceiling in every room.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

But there’s plenty of lived-in warmth in its accumulation of details and it gives needed voice to the concerns of women forging their own way in an environment that isn’t exactly kind on anyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

And I know their faces aren’t this colorful, this vivid, this lived-in, this superbly off-kilter, this brimming with dark, unpredictable music.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson