lived-in
Example Sentences
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“You can’t quite grasp onto the firm, lived-in details of the place,” Parsons said, describing the yellow liminal space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
About 60 volunteers with clipboards spread out over Hollywood on Tuesday morning to count every tent, makeshift shelter, lived-in vehicle and obviously homeless person.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
At 56, he’s become one of the most talked-about stars in Hollywood, earning accolades for both his intimate, lived-in roles and his defiant red-carpet fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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
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
