washed-out
Example Sentences
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But I also looked in at myself as a mother through the leaded-glass pane of our very lovely living-room windows, and I saw a washed-out woman worn down to the thinnest thread.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Wearing a washed-out prison uniform and sporting a short grey beard, Masud listened as the hearing before judge Dabney L. Friedrich got under way at the District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Celebrities like Dua Lipa and Lena Dunham have posted wistful, washed-out pictures celebrating the decennial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
It’s funny how just the grainy, washed-out look of videotape can conjure so much melancholy.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
I smiled and bounced heartily on the railcar bench, fluffing up my washed-out, red-checkered dress.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
