stubble

Example Sentences

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Years of efforts to tackle the problem, including work-from-home policies and rules on crop stubble burning, have done little to alleviate the issue.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

There isn't a single cause behind the problem, but a mix of factors like low wind speeds, industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust, dropping temperatures and the seasonal burning of crop stubble in neighbouring states.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Silver pearls glisten on the men’s foreheads and their eyes are sunken deep in their pale faces, framed in a stubble of beard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

His stubble had grown into a wispy beard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

The men’s faces, too, were covered with stubble because they would not be allowed to shave until the period of mourning was over.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer