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Examples
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The sweat stood out on faces and bare arms, and Captain Davenport for one, his face more gaunt and care-worn than ever, and his eyes troubled and staring, was oppressed by a feeling of impending calamity.
THE SEED OF McCOY 2010
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James Wallace stood in the doorway of her room, his care-worn face concerned, his eyes hidden behind the reflections glimmering on the lenses of his glasses.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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Indeed, as played by Kenneth Branagh, Kurt Wallander is so care-worn and weepy — he cries in each of the three episodes, a detective record — he makes Inspector Morse look cheerful.
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He shook hands with the captain whose gaunt face and care-worn eyes made no secret of the trouble, whatever it was.
THE SEED OF McCOY 2010
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James Wallace stood in the doorway of her room, his care-worn face concerned, his eyes hidden behind the reflections glimmering on the lenses of his glasses.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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James Wallace stood in the doorway of her room, his care-worn face concerned, his eyes hidden behind the reflections glimmering on the lenses of his glasses.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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He skillfully juxtaposes Ryan's casual arrogance with the care-worn faces and heartfelt reactions of real people, not actors, who have actually been laid off.
Timely 'Up in the Air' rises to challenge with humor, heart 2009
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James Wallace stood in the doorway of her room, his care-worn face concerned, his eyes hidden behind the reflections glimmering on the lenses of his glasses.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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If Menotti looks like the sort of care-worn, silk-shirted boulevardier you might stumble across singing a mournful version of For the Good Times in a Stockholm cabaret, Bilardo is the psychotic sea captain who'd jump on stage, slit his throat and fashion a necklace out of his vertebrae.
Dressingroomistas v Structuralists: football's perennial problem 2011
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In 1948 the war was not long over, and these creased and care-worn people are still learning how to enjoy the daylight.
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