How to Use clean-shaven in a Sentence

clean-shaven

adjective
  • The problem, in Grace’s view, was that his clean-shaven face was too thin.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2023
  • Noonan, clean-shaven and steady on his feet, gives a smile to the camera.
    Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • By 2023, the sideburns are gone, and Guthrie’s cheeks are clean-shaven down to his jawbone.
    Rachel Clarke, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Rafi was clean-shaven and looked young, sporting a blue tie that clashed with the bright red background.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Loftin, who also sported a clean-shaven look, has four hits in his last three games.
    Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
  • Clientele were desert rats, young and old, some long-haired and scruffy, some clean-shaven with cowboy hats.
    Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
  • This isn't the first time that Elordi has switched up his normally clean-shaven look.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Diddy, clean-shaven and gray-haired, hugged and shook hands with his attorneys.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 5 May 2025
  • Gonzo was clean: clean fingernails, clean-shaven, clean white shirt.
    Martín Espada, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Josh donned a brown shirt, shorts, and sunglasses, and sported a mustache and beard — a change from his clean-shaven look.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • De Bruyne is fit, clean-shaven, and small in stature, with a fanboy’s enthusiasm for his job.
    WIRED, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The New York Yankees announced Friday that their players no longer must be clean-shaven.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
  • In place of these things, we are given a clean-shaven crew of fit, diverse and beautiful people.
    Craig Michel, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The Prince is clearly a fan of his new look, growing out his beard after going clean-shaven at Balmoral.
    Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Police believe the suspect is Latino, around 5 feet, 9 inches tall with a clean-shaven face and long black hair.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The clean-shaven look was complemented by clean-shaven facial hair.
    Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2025
  • One is a photo of Combs, clean-shaven and pudgy, playing his first ever live gig at a café in Boone, North Carolina, in 2012.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
  • Homers or singles, beard or clean-shaven, Keith is still learning in real time.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • Crowe looks nothing like the priest, who was bald-headed, bespectacled and clean-shaven.
    Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Bateman was first spotted with the fuller look back in January but was back to clean-shaven just as the air turned colder at the end of September.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • He's also known for his clean-shaven look, making his Wednesday appearance a new look for him.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • In the midst of the press tour for his upcoming Netflix series Nobody Wants This, the 44-year-old actor debuted a new clean-shaven look.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
  • And then, in the early twentieth century, another abrupt shift back to clean-shaven faces.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
  • With each question they were presented with two photos: one of a bearded man and another clean-shaven.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
  • Earlier photos showed him with facial hair, but he’s now described as clean-shaven and wearing a green hooded sweater.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 10 Sep. 2023
  • With his pale, almost clean-shaven head, and his Adam’s apple sticking out.
    Benjamin Markovits, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Shawnna was the first to be confronted with Michael’s new clean-shaven look.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The newly clean-shaven freshman didn’t hesitate and instead just played his game.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Those pictures reflect a coach with a tight haircut, clean-shaven face and eyes laser focused.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Odd, the observer, a clean-shaven man, thought, but not remarkable.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

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