How to Use grizzled in a Sentence

grizzled

adjective

• He had thinning hair and a grizzled beard.
• His friend, a grizzled man of about the same age, stands watch at the door.
  — Sulome Anderson, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2017
• Bridges plays the grizzled Texas Ranger who’s on their trail.
  — Ed Stockly, latimes.com, 4 Aug. 2017
• Where were the grizzled dismissals, the harsh sarcasm, the snark?
  — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 17 July 2017
• These grizzled pieces are all part of the club’s push to make the MLS Cup playoffs for the first time in three seasons.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 June 2019
• Shaw stands on the train bridge and talks to a grizzled man walking a black bicycle with pink wheels.
  — David Whiting, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2017
• His grizzled face melts into a smile, and maybe for a moment, Bill Diehl feels like Bill Diehl again.
  — Théoden Janes, charlotteobserver, 24 Apr. 2018
• Robert Forster is outstanding as the grizzled old coot.
  — Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2018
• All of that built up to his fight against Dunn, a grizzled veteran with 23 pro fights under his belt.
  — Robert Rimpson, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2019
• One of Costner’s finest performances as the grizzled vet behind the plate.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 8 Apr. 2023
• Perucchi Sweet Vermouth What to drink to feel like a grizzled old Spaniard.
  — Max Falkowitz, GQ, 19 Mar. 2018
• But this summer, as if from a cave, a more grizzled Ricky suddenly emerged.
  — Matthew Waxman, GQ, 11 Dec. 2017
• Eric is boyish but gray and grizzled, far older than his father was at the time of his death.
  — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2017
• Even eggs still warm from the hen’s body peeled just as easily as the most grizzled specimen.
  — J. Kenji López-Alt, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2019
• And then there was Miller, by that time a grizzled veteran who had grown accustomed to turnover and change.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Mar. 2018
• Kramer is like a grizzled sheriff who has come to exorcise your demons.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• At 27, Mike Trout is something of a of grizzled veteran.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 8 July 2019
• That’s a grizzled veteran coach who has put out a fire or two in his time as a head coach, either in the NFL or college ranks.
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2021
• Emma, Noah and Baltasar seek the help of a grizzled writer for a potential new lead.
  — Rodney Ho, ajc, 14 Aug. 2022
• A few weeks in, a grizzled, middle-aged fellow-copywriter named Bart took me to lunch.
  — Bruce McCall, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2020
• But not everybody involved in the 2021 Final Four will be a grizzled vet.
  — Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 25 Mar. 2020
• The Stars’ skaters are a hodgepodge of grizzled veterans and up-and-coming youngsters.
  — Carol Schram, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• Bellows signed on to star as Harrison, a grizzled bank robber who's in charge of leading the crew through this heist.
  — Ryan Wright, Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2017
• But even the most grizzled promoters leave 2021 with some cause for optimism for next year.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
• One grizzled Reds staffer on Tuesday even predicted the team will have its next two before this year is over.
  — Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 14 June 2023
• The Jets decided to go with the grizzled veteran over Mike White, despite the fact that Flacco has lost his last six starts.
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2021
• One more grizzled victory is all that matters, and it’s Georgia with all the pressure now.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 27 Nov. 2021
• Grizzled and wry, he looks beaten down in the role, limping and drinking, and eking out his days as a limousine driver.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2017
• A grizzled porter named Muhammad Gul parks his wheelbarrow on the sidewalk.
  — Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 29 May 2017
• But to the grizzled veteran who loved and lost, the one who has been outbid countless times, scrolling through listings becomes work.
  — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024