beard
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I will meet my maker with my beard intact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
For present-day scenes, Offerman sports his own beard, with some color added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
His once thick black hair has greyed and thinned, much like his trademark beard.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
He trimmed and groomed his beard, and made sure his short hair was neatly cut.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
His russet beard was a bird’s nest tangle; one cheek was pulled downwards by an ugly scar, and whatever had bitten him had taken off one ear.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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
George Balanchine, the great modernist choreographer, forbade his male dancers to wear long hair or beards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“A lot of wigs, costumes, beards — fake beards,” David said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026
In areas where Taliban fighters were battling US-backed forces, men would grow beards either out of fear or by choice.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
At first she's a glimpse, caught her going between the van and the front door, talking to the beards.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
Various reports say about one-third of American men are fully bearded, with the numbers inching toward half if you count goatees and heavy stubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Other entrants include a trans woman named Ashley Webb and a gloriously bearded Marine vet.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
The site is home to bird species including bearded tit, avocet, redshank and lapwing.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“We’re re-emerging in this kind of new bearded age,” said Sean Trainor, a facial-hair historian whose dissertation “Groomed for Power” examined the underpinnings of the golden age of political beards in the 19th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
He tossed them, still bound and soaking, into the bottom of the boat, where they wriggled uncomfortably, like a couple of bearded lobsters, and he rowed back to shore.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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
Through a popular book and a starring role on IFC’s “Whisker Wars,” a seven-episode documentary series, Jack Passion, 28, has become the bushy face of the bearding game.
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
