pale and drawn
Frequency: 5.03.5 per million words
Looking pale and thin, especially because of illness, worry, or tiredness.
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Examples (10)
- He looked pale and drawn.
- After a week of fever, she appeared pale and drawn.
- The long hours at work left him feeling pale and drawn.
- Her face was pale and drawn after the sleepless night.
- You're looking a bit pale and drawn; have you been ill?
- The news left her utterly pale and drawn with shock.
- Despite the makeup, her complexion remained pale and drawn.
- He saw her in the mirror, looking pale and drawn and tired.
- The stress of the examination made all the students pale and drawn.
- She felt pale and drawn and utterly exhausted.