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
He retreats to his predecessor Jerry Brown’s rural ranch in Northern California, shaves his head and announces he’s taking a vow of silence until the first leg of California’s high-speed rail project is finished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
Unless polling shows that he shaves a point or so off of their own races, in which case they’ll wave him off.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024
Paddy Clohessy has no shoe to his foot, his mother shaves his head to keep the lice away, his eyes are red, his nose always snotty.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
