often attributive
1
: the basal part of herbaceous plants and especially cereal grasses remaining attached to the soil after harvest
2
: a rough surface or growth resembling stubble
especially
: a short growth of beard
Examples of stubble in a Sentence
He ran his hand over his stubble.
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The 54-year-old comedian with a beard full of gray stubble drops back to pass, launching a tight spiral underneath SoFi’s massive technicolor halo scoreboard hovering above a sea of empty stands.
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Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Tape recovered from the bags contained razor stubble with DNA from both Melanie and William McGuire, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Tej’s stubble comes in at the underside of his jaw.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
The star also appeared to have a bit of stubble days after surprising fans by shaving his beard after more than a decade.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Tape recovered from the bags contained razor stubble with DNA from both Melanie and William McGuire, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Tej’s stubble comes in at the underside of his jaw.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
The star also appeared to have a bit of stubble days after surprising fans by shaving his beard after more than a decade.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stubble
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“Stubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stubble. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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