barber

Example Sentences

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Gonzalez said he worked seven days a week as a barber during the summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

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

“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

You laugh at the barber who cracks jokes on the folks who come in.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds