shave
verb (used without object)
to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
Example Sentences
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A sermon used to take him 10 to 15 hours to prepare; a chatbot doing first-pass research and phrasing shaves off several of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
In the capital Kabul, a 25-year-old barber lamented that "there are a lot of restrictions" which go against his young clients' preference for closer shaves.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Dr Bennett jokes about close shaves when mortars landed within metres of where she was sleeping in Iraq.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
His agent, Scott Boras, is the best in the business, and he doesn’t give hometown discounts or anything else that shaves numbers off the bottom line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
I wanted him to boast about me to the customers tomorrow as he gave haircuts and shaves.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
