lean-faced
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of lean-faced
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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A lean-faced, hawk-eyed general officer, he has traveled in disguise to five headquarters directing 10,000 guerrillas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Sander, lean-faced, pale and expressionless, his busy and respected career interrupted, sat inside the courtroom rail with his wife, the mother of his three children.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lean-faced romantic actor, a grandfather, managed ultimately to finish the performance by threatening not to.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, to fill the $25,000-a-year vacancy, the company chose lean-faced, natty George L. Killion, 46, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee.
From Time Magazine Archive
The secretary in the lobby, a fifty-something, lean-faced blond woman, smiled when I gave her my name.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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