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

My space is very lived-in, and the design evolved through my Israeli aesthetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Caswill gets it, keying into credible, lived-in details, like Kenna’s tiny glance at the price tag on a stuffed animal that she’s considering for Diem.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 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