stubbled
Example Sentences
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They’re vicious caricatures of Richard Nixon, with his face reduced to bulging, stubbled cheeks and a tubular nose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
He takes off across the stubbled side yard with a little hop in his step that tells me that he is relieved to be headed home at last.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2023
As Hordur strolls toward Bussi in swoony slow-motion, impeccable jacket slung roguishly over one bulging shoulder, Bussi’s stubbled jaw softens.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
His beard is stubbled, his Muleshoe, Texas, accent is syrupy, and his emotions seem real.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
We wound through the meanders that led between stubbled mud-banks in no straight or seemly course.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
