How to use unshaven in a sentence

11 example sentences · adjective

Unshaven means not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed. Example: “The recruit's face was smooth but for a single almost imperceptible hair protruding from his chin. "Unshaven!" screamed the officer.”

Examples of unshaven by meaning

adjectiveNot having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.

When Handy had gone, Bert Barricue sagged in, unwashed, unshaven.1949, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 106

adjectiveUnkempt.

The recruit's face was smooth but for a single almost imperceptible hair protruding from his chin. "Unshaven!" screamed the officer.

More sentences with unshaven

He is the unshaven, unslept, pastis-guzzling chain-smoking doyen of the press.2012, Ned Boulting, How I Won the Yellow Jumper: Dispatches from the Tour de France. From the entry unslept
Pulling her leggings down over unshaven legs, she raptured "I'm dry!" to her audience.2003, Jessica Peers, Asparagus Dreams, page 75. From the entry rapture
He was rather unshaven as well and smelt strongly of shag.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet; 2), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 535. From the entry shag
He wore the scragginess of an unshaven face like a lost man in pursuit of some safe harbor.2004, Norman R. Beaupré, Marginal Enemies, →ISBN, page 59. From the entry scragginess
All the same, he thought, Duror had the appearance of a drunk man, unshaven, slack-mouthed, mumbling, rather glaikit.1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate, published 2012, page 86. From the entry glaikit
When Wardell arrived on the scene, they were surprised to find that he was unshaven, and did not look too happy.1935, Bernard O'Donnell, The trials of Mr. Justice Avory, page 219. From the entry jack
All went unshaven, and many had long, filthy elf-locks hanging about their faces, and ragged beards reaching to their girdles.1904, Stanley J. Weyman, “XII. The Peasants' Camp”, in The Abbess of Vlaye. From the entry elflock
He was clad in a shabby khaki-drill suit and grubby panama and sandshoes, and wore neither socks nor shirt, and was unshaven.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter III, in Capricornia, page 36. From the entry sandshoe
He was pining for England, though he dreaded facing it, as one dreads facing a pretty girl when one is collarless and unshaven.1934, George Orwell, chapter 5, in Burmese Days. From the entry collarless

Meaning of unshaven

adjective Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.
adjective Unkempt.

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Questions about unshaven in a sentence

How do you use unshaven in a sentence?: Unshaven is used as an adjective. For example: “The recruit's face was smooth but for a single almost imperceptible hair protruding from his chin. "Unshaven!" screamed the officer.”
What is a short sentence with unshaven?: “When Handy had gone, Bert Barricue sagged in, unwashed, unshaven.”
What does unshaven mean?: Unshaven means not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.

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