beard
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He turned out to be an ordinary-looking 56-year-old man with a buzz cut and salt-and-pepper beard.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Old friend Kirk Cousins will warm the Raiders offense long enough for No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza to grow a grizzly Kenny Stabler-style beard or for part-owner Brady to un-retire, whatever comes first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The first driver is described as white with a short dark beard and he was wearing a beanie hat, while the second is believed to have been wearing a cap.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Even with a bushy beard, Branagh’s face offers a window to Nick’s life of regrets and his sudden wild hope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He didn't want to have a beard, especially.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
I wasn’t surprised to learn the two men were close friends; they even look alike, with their long white beards and sparkling eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
George Balanchine, the great modernist choreographer, forbade his male dancers to wear long hair or beards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
In a theatrical touch, around two dozen soldiers wearing historic-style suits of armour, pointed helmets and what appeared to be fake beards and moustaches stood outside the palace itself.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
In the frosty air, with their starchy beards and extravagant ear tufts, they looked magisterial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Save for a few more beards, they looked no different from any other Parisian.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
Posted Wednesday to the official X account for DHS, the image created by artificial intelligence depicted the “Transformers” character opposite a bearded man wearing a bandanna over his hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Hidden in the basement of a supermarket, the thick smell of sweat hangs heavy in the air as she pushes weights alongside bearded muscle-men.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Other entrants include a trans woman named Ashley Webb and a gloriously bearded Marine vet.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
In Irvington, N.Y., outside the town hall, a heavily bearded figure lies beneath a beech tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
"We'll hunt bearded seals on the ice," he said.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Some say this bearding trend began with the 1980s television series “Miami Vice,” wherein the actor Don Johnson sported a 5-o’clock shadow that was much commented on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
There’s talk of bearding dragons in their den and of forthcoming battles, plus a rather lovely foray into a deep cave system.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2016
Indeed, a pop star and a bearding champion had walked into a bar.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2011
John Buckler, 31, from Lansing, Mich., likened the bearding community to a social club.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2011
The grey moss grew thickly here, covering the fallen stones in great mounds and bearding all the towers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
