stubble
Example Sentences
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Hilton countered that his beard was actually a happy accident: his stubble received a positive reception after a razor-free family vacation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The 54-year-old comedian with a beard full of gray stubble drops back to pass, launching a tight spiral underneath SoFi’s massive technicolor halo scoreboard hovering above a sea of empty stands.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
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
The problem is attributed to a mix of factors such as industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust, dropping temperatures, low wind speeds and the seasonal burning of crop stubble in neighbouring states.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
Now he saw that much of his hair was gray, and the day-old stubble of whitish beard on his face made him seem older yet.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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