mustache
noun
mus·tache
ˈmə-ˌstash 
(ˌ)mə-ˈstash
(ˌ)mə-ˈstash
variants
or less commonly moustache
1
: the hair growing on the human upper lip
especially
: such hair grown and often trimmed in a particular style
his long mustache combed and waxed —
Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski 2
: hair or bristles about the mouth of a mammal
Examples of mustache in a Sentence
He used a small pair of scissors to trim his mustache.
He decided to grow a mustache.
The actor was wearing a false mustache.
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But none of these mustaches explain their characters quite as well as Agent Husk’s does.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 May 2025
Nick, who had a mustache at the time, dressed up in a white Dior Men tux and sparkly silver Christian Louboutin shoes that complemented his wife’s look.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 6 May 2025
His bodysuit fitted as tight as a tourniquet, his little mustache pert and shampooed, the 22-year-old Benson Boone looked the part of the consummate Gen Z rock-and-roll heartthrob on the first night of this year’s Coachella music festival.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
But underneath the glitz, the glamour and the mustache, Freddie was much like Elliot: an underestimated outsider who thrust himself into the spotlight through sheer force of will.
—Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 May 2025
Nick, who had a mustache at the time, dressed up in a white Dior Men tux and sparkly silver Christian Louboutin shoes that complemented his wife’s look.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 6 May 2025
His bodysuit fitted as tight as a tourniquet, his little mustache pert and shampooed, the 22-year-old Benson Boone looked the part of the consummate Gen Z rock-and-roll heartthrob on the first night of this year’s Coachella music festival.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
But underneath the glitz, the glamour and the mustache, Freddie was much like Elliot: an underestimated outsider who thrust himself into the spotlight through sheer force of will.
—Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mustache
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“Mustache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mustache. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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