The gaunt policeman had a bolt-action rifle slung over one shoulder.
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Gaunt
/ɡɔːnt/
Synonyms for "gaunt" (135 found)
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Adjective(14 words)
pinchedscragglierscrawnierscrawniestskeletal deformityskeletal remainsskinnieststringiestsunkentwiggiertwiggiestwastedweedierwizened
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33 total sentences available.
Mary had become so frail and gaunt that it seemed she already had one foot in the grave.
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I recoiled when I saw how gaunt she had become.
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The shattered oars start forth; / round swings the prow, and lets the waters sweep / the broadside. Onward comes a mountain heap / of billows, gaunt, abrupt.
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