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careworn

[kair-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈkɛərˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /




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"We know our path now," says Ahmed Alhashemi, 42, scrolling through the email, a small smile breaking across his careworn face.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2025

But Grace Greenwood of the New York Times noted his “pale, careworn, and sad” appearance.

From Washington Post Sep. 12, 2022

There's the careworn, eccentric female lead, equally brilliantly realized by newcomer to the screen, Alana Haim.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2022

His attention gravitates instead toward the Novelos, though sometimes it also alights on the grave, careworn faces of their past and present employees.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2021

Joe thought Thula looked careworn and exhausted, much older than her thirty-six years.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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