clean-shaven

Example Sentences

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The author chronicles the troubled youth and “vagrant years” of Tennyson, up until 1850, when the still clean-shaven poet experienced a sudden change of fortune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

At the windows, clean-shaven faces cast curious glances at the journalists in the compound.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

He’s a dashing, square-jawed, clean-shaven matinee idol with a luxurious head of long, curly black hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

The clean-shaven policy was due to be introduced in May last year but caused controversy and its implementation was postponed for 12 months.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

“We thought the skipper would have come back,” McCarthy grumbled as a clean-shaven Worsley jumped out onto the beach.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong