Example Sentences

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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

“Shorn” juxtaposes a stubbly pate of them with long, tangled tresses of wire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2021

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

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2020

He keeps himself shaven, but sometimes leaves a stubbly goatee, which he’s done today.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King