beard

Example Sentences

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I really did have a great rapport with them, and they would pull on my beard, and we really had a wonderful love affair.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

"He talks a good game but nothing ever changes," said David Gilhooly, 52, who had a long, thick beard and wore a heavy coat as the Canadian winter dragged into April.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

This 12.5 foot-tall terracotta figure embodies various kinds of religious iconography all at once, from a Vishnu-like chest to a Christ-like beard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The condition causes him to obsessively pluck his beard or eyebrows when anxious or bored.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

She was talking with a big man whose bushy brown beard needed a good trimming.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan