How to Use barber in a Sentence

barber

1 of 2 noun
  • He goes to a barber downtown.
  • Good barbers weren't near his house.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
  • How does a trip to the barber work out for him?
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There’s been sports talk, there’s been barber shots, chat rooms.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
  • There’s been sports talk, there’s been barber shops, chat rooms.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The next day, barbers showed up to cut their hair and help them shave.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Some barbers worked out of their homes instead.
    — Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • Yeah, there’s a shortage of good barbers out in the woods.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
  • Moore, the barber, splayed on a bench with his T-shirt pulled over his face.
    — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
  • But Smith said their offer did not work for his barber shop.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • What’s wrong with painting your silo like a huge barber pole?
    — Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2022
  • How does an appointment with the barber shop play out?
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Most men are told by their barber to wash their hair every 2-3 days.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The barber, who was 39, and his client were shot and survived.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The house even has on one wall, two framed pieces crafted with Dowie's hair by his barber.
    — Deepa Bharath, ajc, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The current storefront tenants are a cafe, a barber shop and a cigar lounge.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • And what did Alcaraz’s barber, Martínez, make of it?
    — George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Everyone in the barber shop flinched at the sound and tensed their shoulders.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The youngster grimaced as the barber fastened the cape around his neck.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 25 July 2022
  • There, Walker picked up tips from her brothers who were barbers.
    — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • To become a barber, Steven went to school for eight months to get his license.
    — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • Nelson Pérez, a barber, said there's an urgent need for change.
    — George Solis, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The mechanic and the barber might take checks; most restaurants won’t.
    — Connie Ogle updated May 27, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
  • Local music artists, barbers and creatives are part of the show, both on- and off-screen.
    — Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The teen who filed the lawsuit is now out of custody and working to become a barber.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Cuts are provided by stylists and barbers from a number of area shops and salons.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The barber and his client were forced at gunpoint into the living room and onto a couch.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Then, there were pictures that got leaked of me kissing a woman with a flawless barber fade.
    — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The space even has a barber pole hanging outside, but nobody goes there to get their haircut.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
  • But for people who skip the barber, hate appointments or just want a quick cleanup at home, the idea makes sense.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026

barber

2 of 2 verb
  • His dark hair is tightly barbered into a stylish flip.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • But barbering was hard on daddy’s feet, and mother was homesick.
    — WSJ, 19 Dec. 2017
  • For a man who’s worn the same buzz cut for the last 20 years, Jay Z’s barbering needs can only be described as elaborate.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Like Kobe with scissors Castellanos’s barbering apprenticeship was short.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Ethos, Jacobs’ barbering biz featuring a traveling grooming station, was born.
    — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 21 June 2018
  • The new campus will have a 28-chair clinic classroom, 12-chair barbering clinic classroom and five large classroom spaces for more training.
    — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Sports From sport sunglasses that make room for lashes to free braids and barbering in the Olympic Village, there are endless ways to show off your personal style.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 30 July 2024
  • Rosa had secured a job at the Stockton Sewing Company doing piecework and Raymond was barbering again.
    — Jeanne Theoharis, The Root, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The new Anaheim building, nearly twice as large, will allow students to enroll in new aesthetician and barbering programs that aren’t feasible with their current space.
    — Jonathan Winslow, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2017
  • In the Italian culture and tradition, where the art of barbering dates back thousands of years, barbers have long been central figures and skilled professionals, and their shops social hubs.
    — Andrea Onate, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Born in Alabama to a family of sharecroppers, Morrow taught himself barbering and chemistry — the foundation of his hair care business.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Owner Mykhal Goodloe has been barbering for 21 years at Hollywood, which moved to its current location 20 years ago.
    — Danika Worthington, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2017
  • At this point in his career – and as a huge sports fan – Garcia reveled in the perks of barbering for a sports star and realized that Los Angeles was the place to be to expand his influence.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The center offers auto and collision training in several garage bays, a welding shop, a dental lab, a cosmetology and barbering center, graphic arts and a culinary arts program.
    — Carole Carlson, Post-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Summer in the City, a revamp of the city’s Safe Summer program addressing juvenile crime, will now allow younger youth into its doors for a 5-day program, complete with classes ranging from cooking to barbering.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023

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