stubbly

Example Sentences

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He watched the man’s stubbly, oversized face peer at his phone.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022

“He looks convincingly ancient, with lank white hair and stubbly beard, and he performs with the creaky, painful movements of a weary, stiff-jointed old man.”

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2022

“Shorn” juxtaposes a stubbly pate of them with long, tangled tresses of wire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2021

A Sheriff’s Department photo taken with a crew member showed Null dirty and with a stubbly beard but smiling broadly.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2021

He rubs a hand over his stubbly jaw.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish