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Scientists have discovered genes that seem to have a hand in hair graying and may also affect characteristics such as balding, eyebrow shape and beard thickness.—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2025 On balding and facial hair For anyone starting testosterone, balding can be a major source of apprehension.—Quispe López, Them., 24 Oct. 2025 Short, balding and deeply insecure, the embittered Hart (Ethan Hawke) offers some disingenuous congratulations, but can’t mask his contempt for Rodgers’ new writing partner and their swoony, uncynical show.—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025 For decades, thousands of ordinary people who found themselves in these circumstances called upon the help of a balding, bespectacled man from Cambridge.—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balding