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Adjective
The bearded keystone that Prieto rescued from 366 sits in the corner of his studio awaiting a custom commission.—
Jill Singer,
Curbed,
14 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors put the photo up on a large screen in the courtroom, showing a bearded man in a black T-shirt in front of platters of food, glancing quizzically at the camera.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Sep. 2026 Not So Much Don’t Look Back in Anger opens on a bearded Noel arriving for Oasis’ first day of a six-week rehearsal period.—
Jaeden Pinder,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2026 T-shirts, socks, lighters, stickers, bandanas and water bottles feature the French outdoor brand’s logo — a white-bearded hiker — alongside Andelman’s signature psychedelic mushroom visual.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 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