clean-cut

Example Sentences

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With shaved head and visible tattoos, Iago is in a lower class than Lucas Iverson’s clean-cut Cassio, fueling Iago’s raging resentment of his rival, chosen by the general Othello to be his second in command.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Yet, I live in the messy, gray middle, the waiting and wondering, a category that is rarely so clean-cut.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Russian comedian Andrei Bocharov, 59, made his name as a clean-cut "Mama's boy" playing an awkward character in an absurdist 1990s TV show about post-Soviet life.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

“The best investors in the world all operate with very clean-cut, black-and-white rules with respect to managing risk.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 19, 2025

Here, it said, wearing a kid grin, was a very personable character, clean-cut, affable, a fellow any man might trust to shave him.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote