How to Use goatee in a Sentence

goatee

noun
Definition of goateenext
  • The tall, thin, balding man with a goatee then left the store.
    — John Benson, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The suspect is a male in his late 30s, about 5-foot-8, with a thin build and a goatee.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 3 Mar. 2020
  • The man had a goatee and was wearing a white tank top and blue jeans.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Daniel Kaluuya came through with the smooth line-up and goatee.
    — Allure Staff, Allure, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Evans, slender and with a slight goatee, pushed on a panel in the wall.
    — Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Surveillance video from the liquor store showed Leslie in the store with a man with a goatee.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Its avatar in the game, a blonde guy with a goatee, was shown stuck at a bus stop in downtown L.A.
    — Katie Rothstein, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The man had a black mustache and a goatee with hair in braided rows.
    — Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Dilema, 44, a tall cook with a goatee and blue and white checked shirt, was broke.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Did his goatee bring that checkbook back from the ’90s?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Police said the suspect is in his 30s and had a goatee.
    — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 5 June 2019
  • The twinkling eyes, the aquiline nose, the trademark goatee limned in bits of bread and butter.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2022
  • He was described as Black, 20 to 25 years old, with a goatee.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Abreu, 31, was clean-shaven Friday, save for the thick goatee on his chin.
    — Fabian Ardaya, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Douthat is tall and burly, with a short but unkempt goatee.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The suspect is described as a stocky white man, in his 30s to 40s, with short dark hair and a goatee.
    — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2020
  • With money like that on the line, who wouldn’t show up for the first day of eighth grade with a deep voice and a full goatee?
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2022
  • Now 81, Righetti is tall, with blue eyes and a neat, white goatee.
    — Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Nason is pale and of medium build, with a crew cut, a goatee, and blue eyes.
    — Peter Andrey Smith, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2019
  • His goatee was thinner, and the skin on his arms hung loosely.
    — Oliver Whang Andres Serrano, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Hip daggers, bare midriffs, and Spock's goatee are just a few of the signs that things in this universe are askew.
    — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The coin depicts English king Charles I with a goatee and lace collar, per the Post.
    — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2021
  • His long nose droops towards a thin goatee on his chin.
    — The Economist, 16 Aug. 2019
  • His long, dirty-blond hair and goatee aren’t well groomed, either.
    — Ling Ma, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • The detective looked the part of a TV show cop: shiny head, goatee, linebacker build.
    — Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2022
  • The man had short black hair, a black goatee, and wore eyeglasses and a white sweatshirt.
    — Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2023
  • His scruffy goatee and mustache filled the screen; the apartment ceiling framed his face.
    — Bryce Covert, The New Republic, 5 July 2022
  • The chance to look at Morris Chestnut and his salt-and-pepper goatee for 10 whole episodes?
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 9 Feb. 2021
  • Schrader rubs his goatee, and his face opens into a smile.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024
  • Once again donning a shaggy wig and thick goatee, Reubens brought a ridiculous charm to an already hilarious scene.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 31 July 2023

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