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The unshaven Buttigieg, along with the bearded vice president, have ended that tell.—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026 Kesselman ran into Joe (Concert Joe) Sarkis, a bearded seventy-two-year-old music-scene fixture, who held out a copy of High Times’ May, 1976, issue.—Mark Yarm, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 An elderly, white-bearded man clutched a walking staff, like an urban Gandalf, disseminating wise vibes.—Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 Sallae Mae casts a flirty glance at the sweaty, bearded man who's called out to her the loudest.—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bearded
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of bearded was
before the 12th century