How to Use stubble in a Sentence

stubble

noun
  • He ran his hand over his stubble.
  • This helps to avoid rough stubble and help keep skin smoother, longer.
    — Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The wispy hairs on his head were singed to a stubble and his cloak was smoking.
    — Joy Williams, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
  • Healey has long gray hair and peppery stubble and wears a grunge-like wardrobe.
    — Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Layout blinds can work great in a field if there’s enough stubble to hide them.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Tej’s stubble comes in at the underside of his jaw.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Two dozen black-and-white decoys dotted the corn stubble around us.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Ahmad’s hair was greasy, and stubble covered his neck and face.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2017
  • In contrast, his facial stubble is so neat, it could have been trimmed with a ruler.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Most women get rid of body hair off at the first sign of trouble (ahem, stubble).
    — Caroline Alkire, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Golden wheat stood ripe in some strips and in others it had been shorn down to its bright stubble.
    — Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022
  • The replaceable blade lasts up to four months and works for stubble as well as beards of any length.
    — NBC News, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Weitz is a fit six feet two, with a chinful of meticulous stubble.
    — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2013
  • And there is that mustache and stubble and there are those sunglasses.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2018
  • Even the stubble on his chin looks faintly luminous, like frost on a blade of grass.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
  • His face bore a few days of stubble, his tired eyes shielded beneath a baseball cap.
    — Tricia L. Nadolny, Philly.com, 5 Oct. 2017
  • The blades are designed to cut long hairs, pesky flat-laying hairs and short stubble in just a few strokes.
    — Kara Cuzzone, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • Eddie’s eye, and beneath the stubble his face is lined from living a life in the sun.
    — Eric Dusenbery, ajc, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Even with stubble on his chin and lips, Machado’s face looked boyish.
    — Ronald Blum, The Seattle Times, 23 Oct. 2018
  • The fastest and simplest option for farmers, then, is to burn the stubble.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Three years after the blaze, the area has been raked and cleared and shrubs and tree saplings are emerging from the stubble.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Rudy was handsome and hunky in a college-frat-boy sort of way with his two-day stubble and a mop of dark wavy hair.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Sivertson, 54, has a stocky build and salt-and-pepper stubble.
    — Anjali Tsui, ProPublica, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Grek was talking to an infantryman with gray stubble and glasses when a shell crashed in the fields.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
  • This softens the skin and hair and opens the pores, giving you a smoother shave with less friction from your own stubble.
    — Adam Hurly, GQ, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Mechanical harvesters leave the rice stubble longer, so it cannot be ploughed in and must be burned.
    — The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
  • That, or keep the stubble groomed ultra-short so the patches aren't quite so visible.
    — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Joaquín Guzmán Lopez appeared heavyset, with thick stubble on his jowls.
    — Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
  • But the man in a simple black habit who met me was young, with kind eyes, a boyish face, and a light shading of stubble.
    — Matías Costa, Smithsonian, 28 June 2018
  • The driver is described as a white man, who is heavyset, has green eyes and had dirty blond stubble, police said.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2017

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