clean-shaven
Example Sentences
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The author chronicles the troubled youth and “vagrant years” of Tennyson, up until 1850, when the still clean-shaven poet experienced a sudden change of fortune.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
At the windows, clean-shaven faces cast curious glances at the journalists in the compound.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
He even looked younger, swapping his clean-shaven exuberance for a moodier vibe, crooning ballads beneath a cap and shades that hid his face.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025
It’s not just his burly 6-foot-4 frame, his clean-shaven head or the boldly patterned, brightly colored Hawaiian shirts he’s adopted as an unofficial uniform.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
The commandant was a small, handsome man, so clean-shaven his face seemed burnished.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
