shaving
Example Sentences
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"If people asked what had happened, I would joke about a shaving mishap rather than admit the real reason."
From BBC
It look forever to find it again; to hit the flint against the strike-fire, and shower sparks on the little pile of yew bark shavings in his hand, but at last the rushlight flared.
From Literature
Inside, the barber was shaving a man reclined in his chair.
From Literature
In my mind, the dead boys were all boys, recent high school graduates, barely shaving and wet behind the ears.
From Literature
She added with a laugh that she’d brainstormed speech material the previous night while shaving her legs, despite the fact that she was outfitted in slacks at the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
