sideburns

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The fulcrum of a cultural transition from vibrancy to stagnation was the 1970s, an era remembered now, if at all, for leisure suits, burnt-orange shag carpeting and muttonchop sideburns.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

With sideburns and the sharpest mod feather cut, he even looked good in Lycra.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

However, he redeems himself as an administrator by writing impenetrable new rules on the size of officers’ sideburns and mustaches.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

“Lauren is sure she doesn’t know what Gladstone’s sideburns looked like. What did Gladstone do? How racist was he? Does she have a problematic cat? This is perhaps not her most pressing issue.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

His straw hat was slightly tilted to the right and he had long, dark sideburns that were trimmed and came down to the middle of his square jaw.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez