stubbled

Example Sentences

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They’re vicious caricatures of Richard Nixon, with his face reduced to bulging, stubbled cheeks and a tubular nose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

He takes off across the stubbled side yard with a little hop in his step that tells me that he is relieved to be headed home at last.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2023

The faces feel as lived-in as the landscape of stubbled fields and boxy farmhouses and sprawling buildings that look either unfinished or half demolished.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022

His beard is stubbled, his Muleshoe, Texas, accent is syrupy, and his emotions seem real.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2021

He squeaks a reply, and my father the Slammer strokes his perfectly stubbled jaw and says in the soft, patient voice of a nun, “Josh Raymond, we’ve discussed kicking the table.”

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven