stubbly

Example Sentences

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He had a buzz cut and brown eyes, a stubbly beard and a wrestler’s build.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

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

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022

Sporting the stubbly beard he debuted to the public last weekend at the LIV event outside London, Mickelson spoke of the lifetime membership he’s earned over 30 years on the PGA Tour.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2022

The choppy crossing doesn’t scare Walid, whose square, stubbly face is framed by mid-length black hair.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2020

A guy with a stubbly beard and tousled brown hair slid aside the velvet curtain and walked out, barefoot and in jeans and no shirt.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman