barber

Example Sentences

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And there’s Bowen getting a haircut from Angel Delgadillo, the Seligman, Ariz., barber, now 99, who kicked off a resurgence of interest in Route 66 in 1987 with a call for historical recognition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In a barber shop in the centre of Hampton Vale, foreign affairs are on the mind of Muhammad Usman, 39.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Early the following year, Raynella remarried David Leath, a local barber who, according to the News-Sentinel, was Ed Dossett’s best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

She said the driver said he worked at the nearby barber shop, KS Turkish Barbers, and unlocked and opened the shutters.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

He took a room with three other men in a colored boardinghouse in Five Points and hung a shingle as a barber until he met the famous Eugene Wheeler.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead