fresh-faced

adjective

: having a young, healthy, and innocent appearance
fresh-faced young students

Examples of fresh-faced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a series of flashback scenes, both of the musicians are fresh-faced, as Swift runs into the arms of a tattoo-free Malone. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024 But the fresh-faced boss of an upstart French challenger to OpenAI thinks ominous warnings of artificial superintelligence could be the result of a misguided God complex. Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 12 Apr. 2024 Peter Fink is blond and fresh-faced, and grows a beard just to look his age. Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Blunt ends are popular right now, and the fresh-faced, modern feel of a blunt cut might be the spring cleanup your hair needs. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024 Katie Holmes—a woman who first thawed the cold heart of America as a fresh-faced 19-year-old in Dawson’s Creek—has, for the best part of three decades, been an emblem of the archetypal girl next door: natural, modest, and effortless. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024 On the program, Julien, then in his mid-forties, looked fresh-faced and nervous, like a J.V. football coach in his first huddle. Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024 The actor, author and activist brought her fresh-faced look to the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday night following the 2024 Academy Awards, as well as her son, Brandon Thomas Lee, 27. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 That was in 2011, when a fresh-faced 20-year-old Lawrence wowed us in her instantly classic red form-fitting Calvin Klein gown. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024

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“Fresh-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fresh-faced. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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