world-weary
Example Sentences
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The world-weary consumer of news might reasonably wonder if we’re headed into another version of climate alarmism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Taylor, in disguise, becomes an advisor to Matthew, who has no clue that “Hugh” is also the stylish, world-weary woman he encountered in a record store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
She emerged from the experience battle-scarred and world-weary in 1979 and used her worn-down voice to great effect in a blast of future-forward new wave music called "Broken English."
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
For “Stress Positions,” the writer-director Theda Hammel shows her hand when a character says, in a world-weary voice-over, that the madness we’re about to witness “happened so long ago.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
“Well, I prefer to think of myself as a legend, but I suppose ‘guide’ will do,” said a deep, world-weary voice from the dark.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
