How to Use stubble in a Sentence

stubble

noun
Definition of stubblenext
  • He ran his hand over his stubble.
  • This helps to avoid rough stubble and help keep skin smoother, longer.
    — Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 May 2021
  • The wispy hairs on his head were singed to a stubble and his cloak was smoking.
    — Joy Williams, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • The fastest and simplest option for farmers, then, is to burn the stubble.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Zolkin, who wore a hoodie and had days-old stubble, sighed.
    — Katia Savchuk, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The rough scratch of his stubble and its delicious burn.
    — Arna Bontemps Hemenway, The Atlantic, 19 July 2019
  • In mulching, the crop stubble is first cut and collected.
    — Amanat Khullar, Quartz India, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The suspect is a heavy-set white man with black hair and facial stubble.
    — Bill Bird, Naperville Sun, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The replaceable blade lasts up to four months and works for stubble as well as beards of any length.
    — NBC News, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Eddie’s eye, and beneath the stubble his face is lined from living a life in the sun.
    — Eric Dusenbery, ajc, 28 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Dark stubble on his worn face, the 58-year-old is dressed in gym apparel and Crocs.
    — Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • Most women get rid of body hair off at the first sign of trouble (ahem, stubble).
    — Caroline Alkire, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2017
  • Two dozen black-and-white decoys dotted the corn stubble around us.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sivertson, 54, has a stocky build and salt-and-pepper stubble.
    — Anjali Tsui, ProPublica, 3 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • This week there was an abundance of admirable beards, scruff, and stubble.
    — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 5 Nov. 2017
  • Water lilies float on the surface of the water and stumps of a former forest stick out of the depths like stubble.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 27 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • That’s not to be confused with browned leaf stubble left over from winter freezes.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Ahmad’s hair was greasy, and stubble covered his neck and face.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2017
  • Sporting a salt-and-pepper stubble on Wednesday, Calipari, 59, did not seem to have a care in the world.
    — Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 May 2018
  • And there is that mustache and stubble and there are those sunglasses.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2018
  • Even with stubble on his chin and lips, Machado’s face looked boyish.
    — Ronald Blum, The Seattle Times, 23 Oct. 2018
  • Two of the blades are geared toward thick stubble, two are designed to lift stubborn flat hairs, and two are made to finish the cut close to the root.
    — Jack Byram, Health, 5 July 2023

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