How to Use beard in a Sentence

beard

noun
  • He grew a beard and mustache.
  • There’s salt in his beard and a wide grin at all times.
    Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
  • By now, Smith’s beard is white with snow.
    Abigail Wise, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The beard is my comfort right now.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • His beard always ends up in the soup.
    Eric Olson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Any man with a lot of hair and a good beard and a great voice.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 31 July 2023
  • The older man had a full white beard.
    Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Tolstoy’s beard is in the soup.
    Eric Olson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Of those, only four have full beards.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Over half had baristas with beards.
    Conrad Kickert, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
  • His scraggly beard seems grown to be wrenched.
    Roy Scranton august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
  • That’s when beards grow and young players grow up.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Moshe, an olive-skinned man with a short black beard, ate in the kitchen.
    Shane Bauer, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Reeves has his hair cropped short, his black beard threaded with gray.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 May 2026
  • And Tolstoy’s beard, alas, is still in the soup.
    Eric Olson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Around noon, dozens of men with matted beards and tired eyes lined up at the front.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Now the man with the beard and the eyes approaches you.
    Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Luckily, my beard looked the same on both shows.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Hill appears with a bald head and silver beard in the new movie.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • He is also said to be bald with a brown beard and mustache.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The sumptuous beards alone are worth the watch.
    Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Wayne never sported a big, bushy red beard.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Hot-glue the wooden bead onto the beard at the edge of the hat.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Pierre was short, with a white beard and flamboyant wild hair.
    Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Pastors with graying beards held their heads high.
    Sarah Clifton, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • His hair and beard remained salt-and-pepper.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Dusty red shoes, the start of a beard — the guy looked familiar.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • At the time, Calderon wore his hair long, with a beard and mustache.
    Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
  • At least five people — but likely more — have dyed their beards blue.
    Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Ali, who has a dark beard and thick hair, was close to his little sister.
    Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026

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