beard
Example Sentences
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The prisoner is taller and bigger than him, with a thick black beard and long hair.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 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
His book is a study of the future laureate before he grew his famous beard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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
The man was bald with a beard and wire-framed glasses.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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