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    Synonyms and Definitions

    Use "stubble" in a sentence

    stubble example sentences

    stubble


    1. The stubble on my chin was growing softer now that it was gaining its critical beard length and my hair was becoming ragged at the back of my neck


    2. of stubble crusted wood held in calloused hands


    3. the cracked CD cases, the stubble in the sink


    4. and the field edge where stubble


    5. across the stubble fields of cheek and chin


    6. Stubble covered his chin and one eye was bruised and swollen and had the colouring that could only have been the result of a blow from oncoming traffic


    7. He looked as uncomfortable as I felt as he rubbed his grey stubble


    8. Jools said it was the funniest thing she'd ever heard which was what she said whenever anyone made her laugh which made me wonder if she'd been burning stubble again


    9. Struck to the core by the pain I saw there, I had gently traced the line of his jaw with my hand, his stubble rough beneath my touch … I don’t know how it happened exactly, whether I leaned forward or whether he did, but the next moment we were kissing


    10. I reach out and stroke his face, complete with a day’s growth of stubble, and he puts an arm round me, pulling me towards him

    11. Raising my hand, I gently trace the line of his jaw, feeling the hint of stubble


    12. carefully walked the stubble fields, collecting by hand any ears of


    13. by his greying stubble beard, “And they’ve got vicious claws on their


    14. He can feel stubble on his chin and neck and he is exhausted and grubby


    15. The dragon hunter grunted, running his hand over the stubble on


    16. His eyes were red and brown stubble covered his


    17. Stubble covered his


    18. "Oh, fuck," he ran his hand through his stubble


    19. The calm man had short grey hair, blue eyes, light stubble on his face and thin lips, looking to be about 45 years old


    20. The stubble on his face was driving him crazy, and he could smell himself

    21. Because of the dire shortage of water and how precious it was a lot of the lads had either beards or stubble on their faces and the smell of us would have sent a skunk running for cover but such was life here on the peninsula


    22. perpetual stubble on his face


    23. No hint of beard stubble softened the hard angles of his jaw


    24. the field holding out his stiff arms over the corn stubble


    25. Away from the glare of the cameras, the Prime Minister looked older than his thirty-nine years, his chin covered with a black stubble, a weary look in his brown eyes as they traversed the men seated around the table


    26. Behold, man is but stubble before the blade,


    27. His broad face was every bit as amicable, sporting cherub cheeks sprinkled with blond stubble


    28. With his head at a quarter-inch stubble stage of growth, he really didn’t need much shampoo


    29. Raul had inherited from his grandfather dark good looks, typical of the family, and his share of Herrera charm, which he maintained with pride, feeling dirty and uncomfortable at the first sign of stubble or rumpled clothing


    30. Colling told her to have them come out, and after a slight pause, she shouted their names in the direction of a field of grain stubble on the other side of the farmyard

    31. As he washed the stubble on his face, he thought about how good a shave would feel


    32. 18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carries away


    33. 28 The arrow cannot make him flee, slingstones are turned with him into stubble


    34. Darts are counted as stubble, he laughs at the shaking of a spear


    35. him! 24 Therefore as the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their


    36. Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness


    37. We were in the tall, grass prairie again, although much of it had burned away during the summer and fall, and we would only encounter patches of new growth, patches of tall grass, and patches of black stubble along the way


    38. There were still some dry grasses on the plain, but mostly we came across burned stubble from the summer wildfires


    39. The fields, hard by the river, were just stubble


    40. together as thorns; and while they are drunk as drunkards they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry

    41. 1 For, see, the day comes, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yes, and all who do wickedly, shall be stubble, and the day


    42. stubble or straw, the burning of which goes very quickly, and with great heat


    43. Your house is desolate, I will throw you out as the wind does stubble


    44. For a while, we sat in complete silence, me stroking the stubble on his chin,


    45. 7 And in the greatness of your excellency you have overthrown them who rose up against you: you sent out your wrath, which consumed them as stubble


    46. David, a little taller than Sean, has polished gray hair and a smile that reveals the care taken in trimming his stubble beard


    47. His fingernails grated over stubble


    48. 33 So says the Almighty Lord Your house is desolate I will throw you out as the wind does stubble


    49. 61 And you shall be thrown down by them as stubble and they shall be to you as fire; 62 And shall consume you and your cities your land and your mountains; all your woods and your fruitful trees shall they burn up with fire


    50. 3 A sword is sent on you and who may turn it back? 4 A fire is sent among you and who may quench it? 5 Plagues are sent to you and what is he who may drive them away? 6 May any man drive away a hungry lion in the wood? Or may any one quench the fire in stubble when it has begun to burn? 7 May one turn again the arrow that is shot of a strong archer? 8 The mighty Lord sends the plagues and who is he who can drive them away? 9 A fire shall go out from his anger and who is he who may quench it? 10 He shall throw lightnings and who shall not fear? he shall thunder and who shall not be afraid? 11 The Lord shall threaten and who shall not be utterly beaten to powder at his presence? 12 The Earth quakes and the foundations of it; the sea rises up with waves from the deep and the waves of it are troubled and the fishes of it also before the Lord and before the glory of his power; 13 For strong is his right hand who bends the bow his arrows that he shoots are sharp and shall not miss when they begin to be shot into the ends of the world














































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    Synonyms for "stubble"

    stubble chaff husk shuck stalk straw

    "stubble" definitions

    material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds


    short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days