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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Gone is the gaunt, skeletal vampire of the 1922 film, replaced by a larger, more intimidating, master of the undead with a mustache and deep voice.
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Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Videos shared across social media showed gaunt and bewildered prisoners, including toddlers, stumbling out of dark cells into the light.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
The hostages appeared gaunt in the disturbing black-and-white footage.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Videos shared across social media showed gaunt and bewildered prisoners, including toddlers, stumbling out of dark cells into the light.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
The hostages appeared gaunt in the disturbing black-and-white footage.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gaunt
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“Gaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaunt. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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