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 stainless steel teeth and high-RPM motor handle stubble and shorter beards with ease.
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Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Delhi’s rising pollution – credited to winter smog, industrial emissions, vehicular exhaust, and stubble burning in nearby states – is disrupting daily life and impacting public health.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
Some are snapshots — making paper airplanes, watching the Muppets, swimming in the ocean — while others more impressionistic: the smell of burning incense, the scratchy stubble on his father’s chin, the boney outline of his ankle, and the cold metal of his guitar strings.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Both India and Pakistan have even gone as far as to arrest farmers who burn crop stubble, but there are millions of farmers spread out over a vast area, stretching enforcement thin.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Delhi’s rising pollution – credited to winter smog, industrial emissions, vehicular exhaust, and stubble burning in nearby states – is disrupting daily life and impacting public health.
—Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
Some are snapshots — making paper airplanes, watching the Muppets, swimming in the ocean — while others more impressionistic: the smell of burning incense, the scratchy stubble on his father’s chin, the boney outline of his ankle, and the cold metal of his guitar strings.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Both India and Pakistan have even gone as far as to arrest farmers who burn crop stubble, but there are millions of farmers spread out over a vast area, stretching enforcement thin.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Stubble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stubble. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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