How to Use handlebar mustache in a Sentence

handlebar mustache

noun
  • Tears run down his cheeks into his handlebar mustache and beard.
    — Danielle Bacher, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The guy with the handlebar mustache has a thick, wavy patch of gray hair … until now.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 2 June 2018
  • You are also known for your handlebar mustache.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Nicholas Lowry may be known for his natty plaid suits and handlebar mustache.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
  • Tommy, her 66-year-old husband, is tall with soft eyes and a thick handlebar mustache.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The auctioneer is known for his prominent handlebar mustache and keen sense of style.
    — Rachel Felder, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The handlebar mustache, his signature for decades, is still intact.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Johansson, with his trademark handlebar mustache, was thrilled to get his second medal.
    — Jim Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 17 Feb. 2018
  • The late Wiley, with his long handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair, didn’t know if Utah State would win.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
  • The couple emblazoned the restaurant with a cheeky panda bear dressed in a sombrero and a handlebar mustache.
    — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2021
  • His eyebrows and handlebar mustache have been dyed bright yellow, the Vikings secondary color.
    — George Dohrmann, SI.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Alex Verdoorn has a handlebar mustache and an exquisite sense of fashion.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Mengden, who has a handlebar mustache, perplexed the Phillies with his unique delivery.
    — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Lose, though, and Dahlia Levine, who married Taylor last year, gets to shave away the handlebar mustache.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • One of the cartoons features a firefighter decked out with a handlebar mustache and 71s on his suspenders and hat.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 14 July 2021
  • Rather than lose his famous handlebar mustache, Fingers retired.
    — Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
  • The first video depicted Jeffries, who is Black, with a sombrero and handlebar mustache.
    — Brett Samuels, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Stamos, complete with ponytail and handlebar mustache, danced and sang his way as the murderous Chef Louis.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Another, with a fluffy white handlebar mustache, poses in front of a museum diorama.
    — Anna Kuchment, Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2020
  • The Kansas City Chiefs player had his hair shorter and rocked his handlebar mustache that he’s been seen with since the summer.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Drew Timme had 23 points and five rebounds and, after one dunk, pretended to slick down his handlebar mustache for the few thousand fans in the stands.
    — Eddie Pells, ajc, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The band previously teased the track at Lollapalooza, where Durst took his new look — a silver mane and handlebar mustache — out for a spin.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Truly the Robin to Young’s Batman, not even his handlebar mustache can distract our hero from getting to the bottom of the crime.
    — Michael Harriot, The Root, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Plus, many of them already have handlebar mustaches, similar to the ones worn by baseball players in the 19th century.
    — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Cobb is a White House employee who is instantly recognizable to many because of his handlebar mustache.
    — Fred Barbash, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2017
  • In one video, Jeffries is depicted as having a handlebar mustache and wearing a Mexican-style sombrero.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And to sell tickets, ABA players let every kind of freak flag fly—from Afros on their black players to handlebar mustaches on their white ones.
    — Franz Lidz, Smithsonian, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The iconic neon sign with its handlebar mustache and big black hat has greeted travelers along Baxter Avenue in the Highlands for more than four decades.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2021
  • Pringles teased the upcoming ad on Instagram with a split photo featuring the Pringles man from the can next to a mystery celebrity with a handlebar mustache.
    — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Last month, Pringles teased the ad on Instagram with a split photo featuring the Pringles man from the can next to a mystery celebrity with a handlebar mustache.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024

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