mustache

Example Sentences

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He had a Clark Gable pencil mustache, raced sailboats, cavorted with the late communist leader Fidel Castro in Cuba, and at one point married Academy Award-winning actress and activist Jane Fonda.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

In the image he has dark skin, receding curly hair, a thick handlebar mustache, deep-set eyes and a dark suit emblazoned with a crest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Wearing cowboy boots and a handlebar mustache, he had a Texas twang and a quiet, calm presence that disarmed suspects, eliciting confessions.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

On the US State Department's reward card, he appears with a sharp face, neatly combed hair and a thin mustache.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

“Very sensible,” says Samir, pinching his mustache and squinting at the setting sun.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri