stubbly

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022

But Ormyrus labotus, it seemed, had no problem penetrating an assortment of galls: lime-green and polka-dot round galls, spiky yellow galls on the blade of a leaf and stubbly galls on a twig.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 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

Her skin is rough and stubbly and surprisingly warm.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen