sideburns
Example Sentences
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The fulcrum of a cultural transition from vibrancy to stagnation was the 1970s, an era remembered now, if at all, for leisure suits, burnt-orange shag carpeting and muttonchop sideburns.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
However, he redeems himself as an administrator by writing impenetrable new rules on the size of officers’ sideburns and mustaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
“Lauren is sure she doesn’t know what Gladstone’s sideburns looked like. What did Gladstone do? How racist was he? Does she have a problematic cat? This is perhaps not her most pressing issue.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
“If I can bring sideburns back, that would be cool,” Mr. Sessa recently told Dazed Digital.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
The Black Tips’ lieutenant might have wrinkles creasing the corners of his eyes and burgeoning jowls beneath his sideburns, but he looked confident, experienced.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
