beard
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Then again, Bill did have a great beard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
His once thick black hair has greyed and thinned, much like his trademark beard.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
He trimmed and groomed his beard, and made sure his short hair was neatly cut.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Some people were crazy about how he had a beard and said that he was in a sleeper cell and all this stuff.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Father’s hair and beard were now as white as the best tablecloth Betsie had laid for this special day.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
I wasn’t surprised to learn the two men were close friends; they even look alike, with their long white beards and sparkling eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
About 20 aid workers were arrested in June near the Iran border in Herat province by Afghanistan's morality police, because their beards were not long enough.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
VILSECK, Germany—A line of tattooed, beefed-up men with bushy beards and American accents formed at the bakery in this tiny Bavarian town on a recent May morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
“A lot of wigs, costumes, beards — fake beards,” David said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
Along the walls, the women outnumbered the men by five to one; what few males he did see had long grey beards or looked too young to shave.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Other entrants include a trans woman named Ashley Webb and a gloriously bearded Marine vet.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
A 30-ish bearded South African man: “I’m in awe of the United States of America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The site is home to bird species including bearded tit, avocet, redshank and lapwing.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
The trendy, bearded sports photographer I met for a late-night dinner at Fred 62 in Los Feliz.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
“Welcome to Insomnia Con!” the bearded man boomed from the front of the class, beaming congenially around at all of them.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
Some say this bearding trend began with the 1980s television series “Miami Vice,” wherein the actor Don Johnson sported a 5-o’clock shadow that was much commented on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
There’s talk of bearding dragons in their den and of forthcoming battles, plus a rather lovely foray into a deep cave system.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2016
One can only imagine what Mr. Beale might have done with the character if the script had been more daring in bearding Stalin in his innermost lair.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2012
Indeed, a pop star and a bearding champion had walked into a bar.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2011
The grey moss grew thickly here, covering the fallen stones in great mounds and bearding all the towers.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
