beard

He turned out to be an ordinary-looking 56-year-old man with a buzz cut and salt-and-pepper beard.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

But later that year he apologised for a costume he wore which included a black wig, beard and a fake hooked nose, which critics said was antisemitic.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Even with a bushy beard, Branagh’s face offers a window to Nick’s life of regrets and his sudden wild hope.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The 19-year-old, sporting a budding beard, usually operates from home, filling lulls by watching the TV show Criminal Minds or honing his drone-flying skills on a simulator.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

“I see,” the social worker said, his smile twitching up his beard.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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

In the frosty air, with their starchy beards and extravagant ear tufts, they looked magisterial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 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

Men with dark skins and long beards squat around the fires, watching us.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

The DJ, producer and founder of the longtime L.A. record label Stones Throw, who performs as Peanut Butter Wolf, was looking after his daughter’s bearded dragon, Sweet Pea, for the afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Hidden in the basement of a supermarket, the thick smell of sweat hangs heavy in the air as she pushes weights alongside bearded muscle-men.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

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 bearded six-foot-two Cuban embraced the five-foot-two Russian, and Khrushchev would later describe the pleasant sensation of nestling in the arms of a bear.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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