Stubble Sentence Examples

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  • He rubbed the stubble on his chin.

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  • It often does good to burn the stubble on the ground.

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  • In a desert place near Nogent-sur-Seine, he built himself a cabin of stubble and reeds, and turned hermit.

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  • Thenceforth everyone who built a house was strictly charged not to cover it with reeds, rushes, stubble or straw, but only with tiles, shingle boards or lead.

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  • It is best to mow stubble and hay at night when they are moist."

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  • Under this management the produce seems to have been three times the seed; and yet, says the writer, " if in East Lothian they did not leave a higher stubble than in other places of the kingdom, their grounds would be in a much worse condition than at present they are, though bad enough."

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  • To effect a remodelling when the ground is in stubble, let it be ploughed up, harrowed, and cleaned as in a summer fallow, the levelling-box employed when required, the stuff from the conductors and main drains spread abroad, and the beds ploughed into shape - all operations that can be performed at little expense.

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  • Indian corn is the principal crop, for corncake forms the staple diet of the peasantry, while the grain is also used for feeding pigs, the heads for feeding cattle and the stubble for manure.

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  • I wonder if that's what inspired the new stubble look – because it is so hard to get a close shave.

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  • I don't think men would think it looked distinguished if we left stubble on our legs – or let it grow long enough to trim.

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  • It was sandpapery, covered by two days of stubble.

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  • His philosophy was more like Michaelangelo's famous sculpture of the Dawn, a spirit yet encumbered with the stubble of the material from which it was hewn, than a clear cut figure with unmistakable outlines.

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  • The change from spring to winter sown cereals has led to the loss of over winter stubble.

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  • We were in a wood, and the dog had gone out and found a covey in a wheat stubble joining the wood.

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  • Simba Horsch offer an extensive range of tined stubble cultivators called Terrano's available in working widths from 3m through to 12m.

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  • The new HE-VA TOP TILLER stubble cultivator is the tool for the large arable farmer requiring high daily work rates.

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  • Rather than burn field stubble, farmers could mix the organic residue with nutrients to make cattle fodder.

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  • Let your sheep eat the grass of the riverbank, let your sheep graze on my stubble.

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  • The stubble from the previous crop has to be plowed into the ground and then the land is worked to create a good seedbed.

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  • We had excellent views of a Desert Wheatear perched on a small acacia bush and Julia found a male stonechat perched on stubble.

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  • Ideal for all over body use and face, which leaves the skin stubble free and smooth for up to six weeks.

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  • The kind of scary when you realize you've grown stubble since you last got off the sofa.

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  • The second is a foil positioned in-between the two trimmers which remove the short stubble the left behind.

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  • He over- wintered stock on weedy cereal stubble, feeding ad lib oat or barley straw in the field.

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  • The graveyard had been freshly mown when I visited, the dry grass stubble looking like a blasted heath around the church.

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  • They have also used the machine for drilling turnips straight on to winter barley stubble.

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  • A further flush of flowering may occur from September to October if new shoots develop on the cut down stumps left in cereal stubble.

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  • They could run over corn stubble even in their bare feet.

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  • We've received an ' occupational license ' to move ewes across a road to a fresh field of stubble turnips.

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  • Instead of the moving horses and hussars' backs, he saw nothing before him but the motionless earth and the stubble around him.

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  • At the very moment when she would have seized her prey, the hare moved and darted along the balk between the winter rye and the stubble.

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  • I came away with a face full of stubble, although I was clean shaven when I went in there.

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  • We had excellent views of a Desert Wheatear perched on a small acacia bush and Julia found a male Stonechat perched on stubble.

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  • The kind of scary when you realize you 've grown stubble since you last got off the sofa.

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  • We 've received an ' occupational license ' to move ewes across a road to a fresh field of stubble turnips.

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  • Some trees have also been lost through stubble burning.

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  • Winter stubble fields are rather a thing of the past, which is bad news for our winter birds.

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  • Stubble cleaning can be an effective way of reducing seed numbers in soil.

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  • Designed for use straight after the combine as a stubble cultivator and to incorporate crop residue.

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  • Guys, get a freshly pressed shirt on for your photograph and a shave--unless you're the rugged model type who looks good with the stubble.

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  • An eyebrow shaped with a razor will most likely look strange and full of stubble.

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  • This means you will not experience the bristly feeling of shaving-induced stubble.

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  • Rather than shave frequently and risk stubble, nicks, ingrown hairs, and rashes, laser hair removal offers a more permanent option.

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  • There is no growing out period involved to get an effective shave and with the right prep work, razor, and moisturization afterwards, you can get silky skin with no hint of stubble or irritation.

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  • Better still is that you can evenuse the kit on short stubble.

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  • Many report that the process is painful, but the results are amazingly smooth; it generally takes weeks to see the appearance of fresh stubble.

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  • The good news is that a body wax lasts weeks longer than a close shave and there's no stubble to deal with.

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  • Bumps and stubble can kill your chances as a a perfect 10.

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  • Shave your face if you are a person who is prone to facial stubble.

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  • Gabriel rubbed his face, and Rhyn saw the shadow of stubble the assassin never allowed to grow.

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  • I wonder if that's what inspired the new stubble look – because it is so hard to get a close shave.

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  • Jessi's eyes closed at the sensation of his soft lips, hot mouth and the rough stubble that teased her sensitive skin.

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  • The young crop was hoed, reaping was performed with a sickle, and a high stubble left on the ground as manure.

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  • He had a few days stubble on his face.

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  • The verdure had thickened and its bright green stood out sharply against the brownish strips of winter rye trodden down by the cattle, and against the pale-yellow stubble of the spring buckwheat.

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  • Along with that, pantyhose can be a quick solution for hiding stubble on days when you don't have time to shave your legs.

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  • I don't think men would think it looked distinguished if we left stubble on our legs – or let it grow long enough to trim.

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  • The ruffed grouse and wild turkey are found in the wooded mountainous districts, while the quail (here called "partridge") is a game bird of the open stubble fields.

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  • He stood on a knoll in the stubble, holding his whip aloft, and again repeated his long-drawn cry, "A-tu!"

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  • Heavy features were shaded by a day or two of stubble, his red-hued gaze on the ocean.

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