Examples of “wan” in a Sentence

adj Pale and looking unwell or tired.

• She looked wan and exhausted after the long flight.
• His wan complexion worried the nurse.
• The patient looked wan and silent after a sleepless night in the ward.

adj Faint or weak, as of light or a smile.

• He managed a wan smile despite the bad news.
• A wan winter sun hung low behind the clouds.
• The wan light of the lantern barely reached the end of the corridor.