stubble

Example Sentences

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Years of efforts to tackle the problem, including work-from-home policies and rules on crop stubble burning, have done little to alleviate the issue.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Silver pearls glisten on the men’s foreheads and their eyes are sunken deep in their pale faces, framed in a stubble of beard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

His stubble had grown into a wispy beard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

Police said the attacker is described as a white man with blonde stubble who spoke with a Scottish accent.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

A shadow of stubble is on his cheeks.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson