Then one afternoon as he sat in a tavern, a gaunt and tattered figure staggered across the threshold. From LearnThat.org. [Hugh B. Brown (1883-1975).]
Morgan recalled the gaunt anxiety of Mrs. Conboy's eyes, hollow of every emotion, as they seemed, but unrest and straining fear. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
He looked "gaunt," Paola said, unshaven and much thinner than the Maziar she knows. From Wordnik.com. [Waiting for Maziar] Reference
Well, Arbogast really should un-squeeze his grabs before posting them, but I wouldn't say 'gaunt'. From Wordnik.com. [A mouth full of teeth] Reference
Mexico some that possessed all that "gaunt" form and "sneaking" aspect that characterize the latter. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Adventure Tales] Reference
Based on her appearance last night, they branded her as looking "too crazy" and disliked her "gaunt" features. From Wordnik.com. [The First Post: Latest] Reference
He was white, of skinny to medium build, and with a very pale "gaunt" complexion with dark bags under the eyes. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"gaunt," according to one report, and helped spark a sell-off in Apple shares. From Wordnik.com. [TimesArgus.com: Sports] Reference
( "gaunt") but they have fallen from a height of respectability and social importance, albeit a fall more than a century past. From Wordnik.com. [HogwartsProfessor.com] Reference
His face was gaunt, and he appeared somewhat haunted. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
He shed his fat from high school and became almost gaunt. From Wordnik.com. [The Loner: Inside The Mind And Motive Of The Capitol Gunman] Reference
His hair is thin and white, his face gaunt, almost ghostly. From Wordnik.com. [Photographing The Masters Of Country Music] Reference
Some show signs of mental instability, and most look gaunt. From Wordnik.com. [Trapped In Prison] Reference
Seated at the bar, two gaunt fashion models nibble on sushi. From Wordnik.com. [Sushi Cordon Bleu?] Reference
She was gaunt, ribs and backbone protruding through white hide. From Wordnik.com. [Meridian (excerpt)] Reference
This is the first time I've ever described myself as “gaunt”. From Wordnik.com. [Train] Reference
Under the floodlights, Katherine looked frail, hollow-eyed and gaunt. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting Anorexia: No One To Blame] Reference
Obama has shown signs of exhaustion, and he has appeared increasingly gaunt. From Wordnik.com. [Sit Back, Relax, Get Ready to Rumble] Reference
It is mottled and gray and gaunt, as though the skin itself were exhausted. From Wordnik.com. [Better] Reference
Begin at the top and look down him -- a long look, for he was tall and gaunt. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
His captors released photos of the 69-year-old, shirtless, gaunt and blindfolded. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico's Drug War Spawns Wave Of Kidnappings] Reference
The prisoners were thin and gaunt, and it was evident that they had suffered indeed. From Wordnik.com. [The Dare Boys of 1776] Reference
Aides had to form a human ring around the gaunt president to avoid his being crushed. From Wordnik.com. [Handover Horror Stories] Reference
They are gaunt and weak; some have swollen faces and red hair, signs of malnutrition. From Wordnik.com. [The Flight To Food, But Not Freedom] Reference
Chimney breasts of massive stone stand piled and gaunt as Inuit cairns in arctic wastes. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary] Reference
"What can America do for us?" said the gaunt-faced student near his Tehran dorm last week. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Flashpoint] Reference
Their faces were gaunt, and like the walls of the mission, were infested with writhing worms. From Wordnik.com. [In the Forest of the Snake People (Part 1)] Reference
Photographs of him more recently show a gaunt man who authorities say suffered from diabetes. From Wordnik.com. [Jorge Briceno, Top FARC Rebel Leader, Killed By Colombian Military] Reference
Melanie became a gaunt, unresponsive shell of her former self, unable to care for her daughter. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL: HOW WIRELESS IS CHANGING THE WAY WE LI] Reference
One is a TV producer (a gaunt, brilliant Jason Robards) who's trying to locate his long-lost son. From Wordnik.com. [A Blue Christmas] Reference
Her hair has thinned to dark peach fuzz, her cheeks are gaunt the way she's always wanted them. From Wordnik.com. [Things Every Woman Should Know About Love] Reference
Seeming satisfied he'd kept Ray sufficiently at bay, the gaunt, frail figure turned back to face Wren. From Wordnik.com. [Gansevoort Ridge] Reference
Katy is someone who I imagine has turned beautiful because of the conflict — she is gaunt but strong. From Wordnik.com. [Ditching the Universe for Katy] Reference
Roosevelt, though only 63, was in extremely poor health, appearing gaunt and exhausted in photographs at the time. From Wordnik.com. [What was for FDR's eyes only is now for yours] Reference
She's pale and rather gaunt, but not in the way that crack-addicts are — she's more elegant, more pure in some way. From Wordnik.com. [How I Spent My Summer Vacation... When I Wasn't Drinking] Reference
The image of his young wife flashed before her eyes: fashionable in an almost alien way, sharp shouldered and gaunt like a mantis. From Wordnik.com. [Nan] Reference
DJ Qualls looks like the antithesis of a Hollywood star - thin and lanky, almost gaunt with a face that is childlike and guileless. From Wordnik.com. [Tamar Abrams: DJ Qualls: Putting the "Character" in Character Actor] Reference
The door opened, and a very gaunt man, thin, spindly in every way stood in front her in a cardigan, nice trousers, and shiny shoes. From Wordnik.com. [The Dadaist] Reference
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