Example Sentences

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Goldman’s economists have shaved their 12-month U.S. recession probability to 25% as economic activity has held up well and financial conditions have eased.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

For clarity’s sake, couldn’t one of them have shaved?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

And the makers have shaved decades off Cassandra’s age, given her sight and banished her paralysis to transform her into a young, generic heroine working as a paramedic in New York City.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Stubble on his face indicates he must have shaved.

From National Geographic • Feb. 6, 2024

Like Digger, he wore blue jeans and an untucked T-shirt and didn’t appear to have shaved or in any other way attempted to spruce up his appearance.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings