clean-cut
Example Sentences
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He is clean-cut and invariably dons the same uniform as corporate France: a dark tie, dark suit and crisp white shirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Yet, I live in the messy, gray middle, the waiting and wondering, a category that is rarely so clean-cut.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Russian comedian Andrei Bocharov, 59, made his name as a clean-cut "Mama's boy" playing an awkward character in an absurdist 1990s TV show about post-Soviet life.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
“The best investors in the world all operate with very clean-cut, black-and-white rules with respect to managing risk.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2025
Here, it said, wearing a kid grin, was a very personable character, clean-cut, affable, a fellow any man might trust to shave him.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
