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

Track one - Lately - features Devlin rapping about insomnia: "Overtired, pale-faced like Michael Myers. Bags underneath my eyes can show the baggage I've acquired."

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2019

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

Bagman looked somehow like a slightly overblown cartoon figure, standing amid all the pale-faced champions.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling