graying beard
Frequency: 6.00.8 per million words
describes a beard that is starting to turn gray with age
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Examples (10)
- His graying beard gave him a distinguished, scholarly appearance.
- The old sailor stroked his graying beard as he told tales of the sea.
- She noticed her father's graying beard and realized how much time had passed.
- The professor's graying beard was neatly trimmed for the lecture.
- He decided to embrace his graying beard rather than dye it.
- The artist was known for his graying beard and paint-stained fingers.
- With his graying beard and wise eyes, he looked like a philosopher.
- My grandfather's graying beard was soft when I hugged him.
- The actor grew a graying beard for his role as the aging king.
- Behind the graying beard was a warm, welcoming smile.