pale-faced

Example Sentences

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Twenty minutes later, he came back pale-faced and hyperventilating; he even had to put his head between his knees to keep from passing out.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2021

Cinematographer Tak Fujimoto directed me and a dozen other black-haired, pale-faced actresses to line up before a camera during the interview.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2020

Spanning multiple genres, decades, and pale-faced Johnny Depp performances, Burton’s movies are both varied and consistently odd, perfect fodder for the Honest Trailer treatment.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2019

"We have nothing to say. Everybody has seen what has happened," says one man, pale-faced and teary-eyed.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2017

He already had the doorknob in his hands, but when the dottore waved toward him, he pushed past Victor and walked, pale-faced and hesitant, toward his father.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke