gauntly
adverb
gauntness
noun
Examples of gaunt in a Sentence
He left the hospital looking tired and gaunt.
a gaunt factory on the edge of town
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The piece, The Frugal Meal, depicts a gaunt couple at a dinner table before an empty bowl, a small loaf of bread and a bottle of wine.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
For many of us, our first exposure to death involved an animal: the firefly in the Mason jar, the bird beneath the window, the deer beside the highway, the beloved cat gone gaunt with age, curled up stiff below the basement stairs.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Stripped of their leaves and bark, trees become gaunt skeletons.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
He has been hospitalized while in prison -- once due to a hunger strike -- and his gaunt appearance during a 2023 video conference court hearing prompted Zelenskyy to summon the Georgian ambassador in Kyiv to complain.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
For many of us, our first exposure to death involved an animal: the firefly in the Mason jar, the bird beneath the window, the deer beside the highway, the beloved cat gone gaunt with age, curled up stiff below the basement stairs.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Stripped of their leaves and bark, trees become gaunt skeletons.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
He has been hospitalized while in prison -- once due to a hunger strike -- and his gaunt appearance during a 2023 video conference court hearing prompted Zelenskyy to summon the Georgian ambassador in Kyiv to complain.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Gaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaunt. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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