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.