clean-cut
adjective
1
: cut so that the surface or edge is smooth and even
2
: sharply defined
3
: of wholesome appearance
Examples of clean-cut in a Sentence
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What happened in real life: Six months before the episode aired, ruthless Yankees owner George Steinbrenner ordered the team's manager to not play anyone who didn't adhere to his clean-cut policy — and Mattingly was benched for not trimming his hair.
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Dan Snierson, EW.com, 13 June 2024
To give her a clean-cut answer would be just so untrue to the discussions that were coming out of my writers’ room.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 June 2024
There’s something nostalgic about just the look of it, with its clean-cut awning and bold letters, which can be credited to Jenny Taha, the woman behind the creative marketing and Chris’ wife.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Yet light and dark have always been intertwined for a famously clean-cut group whose story encompasses substance abuse, mental illness and a bullying father-slash-manager.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Sporting a clean-cut look in an unbuttoned suit on Instagram, the image Stephen Manuel Costa sells is all about money and success.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
Six years after the first verdict, a clean-cut Rodney Alcala was convicted a second time.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
Advertisement Snoop Dogg isn’t exactly the most clean-cut guy either.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
That winter, the Yankees were bought by Steinbrenner, a businessman who insisted that his players represent the team in a clean-cut manner.
—Bruce Weber, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Dan Snierson, EW.com, 13 June 2024
To give her a clean-cut answer would be just so untrue to the discussions that were coming out of my writers’ room.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 June 2024
There’s something nostalgic about just the look of it, with its clean-cut awning and bold letters, which can be credited to Jenny Taha, the woman behind the creative marketing and Chris’ wife.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Yet light and dark have always been intertwined for a famously clean-cut group whose story encompasses substance abuse, mental illness and a bullying father-slash-manager.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Sporting a clean-cut look in an unbuttoned suit on Instagram, the image Stephen Manuel Costa sells is all about money and success.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
Six years after the first verdict, a clean-cut Rodney Alcala was convicted a second time.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
Advertisement Snoop Dogg isn’t exactly the most clean-cut guy either.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
That winter, the Yankees were bought by Steinbrenner, a businessman who insisted that his players represent the team in a clean-cut manner.
—Bruce Weber, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Clean-cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean-cut. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
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