lived-in
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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At 56, he’s become one of the most talked-about stars in Hollywood, earning accolades for both his intimate, lived-in roles and his defiant red-carpet fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
You return to the grocery store — not with a blank slate — but with a little lived-in wisdom tucked into your pocket.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
It's an approach that gives the songs a weighty, lived-in quality.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025
Better and truer than that character gimmick, though, is the well-realized, lived-in pall of Frankie’s sad existence, which imbues her problem-solving survival with a genuinely fresh, in-the-bones urgency.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
The four of us enter the cabin to see a small space that looks very … lived-in.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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