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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The beginning of winter also coincides with stubble burning season, a time when farmers intentionally set fire to crop debris to clear their fields, sending smoke billowing in the skies.
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Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The city battles toxic air every winter, and authorities say much of the smoke comes from farmers illegally burning paddy stubble to clear their fields in the neighboring breadbasket states of Punjab and Haryana.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Men around the world imitated Sonny Crockett’s (Don Johnson) go-to look: Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses, a sports coat over a pastel T-shirt, slip-on shoes without socks, and stubble.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The guy was tall, well built, with a few days of stubble.
—Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020
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Sophia Saifi, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
The city battles toxic air every winter, and authorities say much of the smoke comes from farmers illegally burning paddy stubble to clear their fields in the neighboring breadbasket states of Punjab and Haryana.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
Men around the world imitated Sonny Crockett’s (Don Johnson) go-to look: Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses, a sports coat over a pastel T-shirt, slip-on shoes without socks, and stubble.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The guy was tall, well built, with a few days of stubble.
—Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020
See all Example Sentences for stubble
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“Stubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stubble. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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