barber

Example Sentences

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My neighborhood barber, who quietly says “Bismillah,” meaning “in the name of God,” before putting the buzzer to my head, is keenly aware of this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Displaced barber Mohamed Abbas said he had been close to four strikes in southern Lebanon last week before fleeing to Raouche, hoping it would be safer.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Business has been down over the past year, but the past week was especially slow, said barber Leena Nguyen, who has worked there for 26 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

“Again and again, this routine of anxiety and worries,” said Ali, a barber in Tehran who like most of those interviewed did not give his last name for fear of harassment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Perhaps he had sung when that other barber played the mandolin.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith