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Adjective
Shep, the newly-bearded wastrel who just got back with his ex-girlfriend; or [dun, dun, DUNNNN] Whitner, the recently buff playboy and possible performative male?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2026 Behind Daniel’s handsomely rugged, bearded face lies a perpetual melancholy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Nov. 2026 The crowd jumps around, bearded men in the front singing along, kids on their parents’ shoulders pumping fists in the air, catharsis at the end of a long summer.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2026 Six hundred and forty-one years later, Zapcic and her bearded counterpart, former knight Jake Bowman, led a ragtag group of performers to take a stand against working conditions and wages at the Buena Park castle.—
Alessandra Schade,
Vanity Fair,
28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bearded
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of bearded was
before the 12th century