barber

Example Sentences

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That’s one reason I often set books in fictional towns — if I put a coffee shop where there’s really a barber shop, local readers notice, and I want everyone fully immersed.

From Salon

“I could not catch the pronunciation. I believe that is the barber you heard about, too. The name sounded from Italy or Corsica, I believe.”

From Literature

This raises a new risk for Midland, where restaurants are already less crowded, barbers are idling around waiting for customers and a host of businesses linked to the oil field are feeling squeezed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Home Office said the number of immigration raids on businesses such as nail bars, car washes, barbers and takeaways had increased by 77% since Labour came to power, with an 83% rise in arrests.

From BBC

For nearly 20 years, therecord shop has offered Echo Park a rocker-themed hodgepodge of rare vinyl, vintage band tees and dapper haircuts from its singular barber shop chair.

From Los Angeles Times