clean-shaven

Example Sentences

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For generations, this imposing photograph of a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln—age 51 and at the crest of newfound national fame—inexplicably remained an orphan in the Lincoln visual canon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

He was tall, clean-shaven, reddish-haired, with warm brown eyes that made you feel immediately seen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

In a series of posts on X, Gen Kainerugabai, who is also Uganda's military chief, said Mr Sebuufu was "in my basement", attaching the bodyguard's photo with a clean-shaven head.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Instead he was freshly showered, clean-shaven, Afro-picked, and wearing a short-sleeved button-down and khakis.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas