sideburn
Example Sentences
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It was a magnetism that even some of the beleaguered sideburned men of the era couldn’t resist.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2019
The distinguished sportswriter Frank Deford was tall, lean, and sideburned, with a Clark Gable pencil mustache, well-tailored clothes, and often a frisson of purple silk at the neck or breast.
From The New Yorker • May 30, 2017
He’s a combination of burning front-runner and casual sideburned dude, who actually said coming into the tournament, “I’m just chilling.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2015
The only British face that has come close to eclipsing hers during the Games has been the sideburned countenance of Bradley Wiggins.
From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2012
Its singer and lead guitarist, a sideburned, eagle-nosed 16-year-old in a checked cowboy shirt with the collar turned up, preferred rock ’n’ roll.
From Time • Jun. 18, 2012
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