How to Use unshaven in a Sentence

unshaven

adjective
  • Cross flailed her arms and unshaven legs, in a seizure-like state.
    — Danielle Bacher, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2022
  • His full beard is less a statement than the sign of an unshaven hiker.
    — Outside Online, 6 July 2022
  • The collar of his sweatshirt hung limp below his unshaven neck.
    — Vincent Granata, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Whaler — an unbroken unshaven area from temple to chin to temple.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 13 Jan. 2020
  • He was also said to be 5 feet 10 inches tall with an unshaven face and a medium build.
    — Andy Nguyen, Glendale News-Press, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The suspect was described as an unshaven white man in his mid-twenties, wearing a black sweatshirt and blue jeans.
    — Joseph Clark, cleveland.com, 4 Feb. 2018
  • Koepka arrived at his press conference unshaven, relaxed, and with a few quips.
    — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 16 July 2019
  • The unshaven Buttigieg, along with the bearded vice president, have ended that tell.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Wentworth didn't even bother to shower before the date, arriving in a black suit with unshaven legs.
    — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The big brooding soldier is unshaven, his fatigues filthy from combat, except for a field hat that is clearly brand new.
    — Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2022
  • His neighbor was the first to identify him, recognizing the unshaven face of a man who had watched his beloved street become a killing field.
    — Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Authorities described the suspect as a man in his 30s, about 6 feet tall and unshaven.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The style of the gown, which featured spaghetti straps, layered pieces of fabric, and a cut that hit high above her knees, put her unshaven legs and armpits on full display.
    — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 7 Nov. 2018
  • He was even photographed unshaven in his ornate office, wearing jeans and a military-issue hoodie.
    — Time, 1 Apr. 2022
  • In another, his unshaven face was visible through the mosquito netting attached to his hat.
    — Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Personally, the New Normal has taken a certain shine to sweat pants and unshaven legs and can go a bit longer.
    — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Each time, the unshaven suspect passed a note to a bank employee and did not display a weapon, according to authorities.
    — oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Bussi is unshaven and slovenly, living in a pigsty apartment and driving a Pontiac.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The suspect, described as a large unshaven 33-year-old man with light-brown hair, appeared to choose his victims at random, police said.
    — Saphora Smith, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2017
  • But Jersey boy Pete, who manages to look exactly the same degree of unshaven from day to day, is paisan enough for them all.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Lawrence Serbin, who had been selling chocolates nearby, recalled the driver as about 5-feet-6, unshaven and wiry.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Ritu’s mother was standing by the stove frying pakoras, and Ritu’s father was at the kitchen table, unshaven, white chest hair showing.
    — Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Hegseth spent much of his speech focusing on grooming and fitness standards, taking aim at overweight troops and generals and unshaven faces.
    — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The suspect was unshaven and had short, curly, brown hair, according to the Oregon State Police.
    — oregonlive.com, 3 July 2019
  • This unshaven man watched as the children scurried towards the sidewalk, carrying their books, science projects and band instruments.
    — Leslie Anne Tarabella, al, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Two years later, the Boston Red Sox — known for their unshaven appearance — stamped a beard on the inside of their rings.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Their two children come in to find both parents on the floor, their mother weeping, their father’s head bloodied, three unshaven red-eyed bozos looming over them, their guns out.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2018
  • This one opens with Kendall once again sitting sadly on a floor, unshaven, emotionally wrecked by the loss of the man who consumed his every waking thought.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Before the statement was issued, the appearance of her unshaven underarms reignited the trite debate about women's body hair and what should be done with it.
    — Sam Reed, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2017
  • While her mom did not attend the event, Leon made a memorable statement of her own by posing in the bold ensemble with her unshaven armpit visible.
    — Gabrielle Duncan, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2021

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