beard
Example Sentences
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"There are cameras everywhere. Wouldn't I have come in a hire car or something? With some kind of beard?" he reasons.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei, a cleric who has a salt-and-pepper beard and the black turban of the "seyyed" -- descendants of the Prophet Mohammed -- is a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The Washington Post highlighted his “bushy white beard and easy smile.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
On this recent afternoon, at least, he looks healthy and alert under a black ski cap, his eyes bright and his beard neatly trimmed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
“Of course, that’s where our substitute comes in,” Mr. Pinkerton said, tugging some more on that overgrown beard of his.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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