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Synonyms & Antonyms for beard
Synonyms: Verb
brave, brazen, breast, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave, outface
Antonyms: Verb
dodge, duck, funk, shirk, sidestep
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Examples of beard in a Sentence
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He grew a beard and mustache. the beard of a goatVerb
a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Start growing out those white beards for next year, fellas. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "Tennessee Man Wins Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West," 23 July 2019 He was described as a Caucasian with a heavy build, 50-60 years old with gray hair and a bushy beard, between 5 feet, 8 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall. — Emanuella Grinberg And Rebekah Riess, CNN, "A slain couple, a mystery corpse and two missing teens stoke fears in Canada," 22 July 2019 Sporting a buzz cut, prison blues and a chin-strap beard, the slim 24-year-old Floridian Brandon Hatfield leans sideways in a rolling office chair inside the St. Johns County Jail. — Author: Logan Hill, Anchorage Daily News, "Is it OK to laugh at Florida Man?," 16 July 2019 Meyerson shaved his beard for the portrait and then quickly grew it back. — Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, "Remembering Ross Perot: The boss had a complicated but never dull relationship with Morton Meyerson, employee No. 54," 14 July 2019 The suspect was described as a white man, between 50 and 60, average height and weight, dark hair that covered his ears and forehead, and a white beard. — Los Angeles Times, "Two recent assaults on women in Goleta prompt sheriff to issue warning," 13 Aug. 2019 Taylor and his wife recognized Watson’s long beard. — Washington Post, "Governor: Protocol was followed before inmate’s escape," 12 Aug. 2019 Murr gets shaved Murr has to have his eyebrows, head, and beard shaved, and then take his driver’s license photo. — Daniel Menegaz, EW.com, "The most hilarious moments from Impractical Jokers," 9 Aug. 2019 Sporting an offseason beard, Scott Stricklin kicks back on the sofa in his office on a Friday afternoon looking relaxed, content and confident. — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "UF AD Scott Stricklin eager to help Gators football, basketball teams build on success," 3 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Bearded Iris faded from dusky purple to smog orange in one photo, and in another two black goats munched on daisies. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "Reflections of an Accidental Florist," 28 Aug. 2017 Parker is broad-shouldered and bearded and deep-voiced. — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, "A Doctor's Plan to End Patriarchy," 25 June 2017 This gift basket includes Brother’s Joseph’s Belgian Style Dubble Ale from Huntsville, Fairhope Amber from Fairhope and Bearded Lade American Wheat Ale from Birmingham. — AL.com, "15 Alabama-made gifts for Father's Day," 7 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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