wizened

Example Sentences

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Grammy voters go back and forth with this award: Sometimes they anoint headstrong youngsters as rock’s great new hope; other times they congratulate wizened oldsters for staying in the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

But the admiring, even celebratory, tone of these paeans to hot actresses remaining hot well past Hollywood’s traditional expiration date masks the shadow side of this phenomenon: The wizened, terrifying hag.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

Cecilia also encounters a wizened nun with large cross-shaped scars on the soles of her feet.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

This means that the youngest caterpillars are usually all black, while more colorful caterpillars tend to be the wizened, elders of a given population.

From National Geographic • Nov. 29, 2023

She pointed to a stall where a wizened little woman was grill-ing meat and onions on a hot firestone.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin