five o'clock shadow
Example Sentences
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For years, the legendary Washington Post political cartoonist Herbert Block, aka Herblock, drew Richard Nixon with a menacing five o’clock shadow.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024
In the 1959 Billy Wilder movie on which the musical is based, drag is a punchline; Jerry’s new alias, Daphne, is funny because it seems ludicrous attached to someone with a five o’clock shadow.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023
This was the era of the clones... very short cropped hair, big moustache, strong five o'clock shadow, plaid shirts, tight jeans and builder's boots.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2022
Republican Richard Nixon, who had been sick and in the hospital, looked hollow-eyed and had a five o’clock shadow.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2020
A white five o’clock shadow crossed his face, and he looked tired, but he smiled.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
