How to Use handlebar mustache in a Sentence

handlebar mustache

noun
  • Tommy, her 66-year-old husband, is tall with soft eyes and a thick handlebar mustache.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The guy with the handlebar mustache has a thick, wavy patch of gray hair … until now.
    Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 2 June 2018
  • The late Wiley, with his long handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair, didn’t know if Utah State would win.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
  • Lose, though, and Dahlia Levine, who married Taylor last year, gets to shave away the handlebar mustache.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Nicholas Lowry may be known for his natty plaid suits and handlebar mustache.
    Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
  • Truly the Robin to Young’s Batman, not even his handlebar mustache can distract our hero from getting to the bottom of the crime.
    Michael Harriot, The Root, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Tears run down his cheeks into his handlebar mustache and beard.
    Danielle Bacher, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2022
  • One of the cartoons features a firefighter decked out with a handlebar mustache and 71s on his suspenders and hat.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 14 July 2021
  • Drew Timme had 23 points and five rebounds and, after one dunk, pretended to slick down his handlebar mustache for the few thousand fans in the stands.
    Eddie Pells, ajc, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The couple emblazoned the restaurant with a cheeky panda bear dressed in a sombrero and a handlebar mustache.
    Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2021
  • The auctioneer is known for his prominent handlebar mustache and keen sense of style.
    Rachel Felder, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2022
  • When the Reds wore throwback 1911 uniforms, Dietrich drew a handlebar mustache in eye black to the delight of his teammates.
    Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The band previously teased the track at Lollapalooza, where Durst took his new look — a silver mane and handlebar mustache — out for a spin.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The nation has spoken: A 44-year-old Michigan man with a handlebar mustache and a beard that reaches to about his collarbone has the best facial hair in the country.
    Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2018
  • And to sell tickets, ABA players let every kind of freak flag fly—from Afros on their black players to handlebar mustaches on their white ones.
    Franz Lidz, Smithsonian, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Stamos, complete with ponytail and handlebar mustache, danced and sang his way as the murderous Chef Louis.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2019
  • His eyebrows and handlebar mustache have been dyed bright yellow, the Vikings secondary color.
    George Dohrmann, SI.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Mengden, who has a handlebar mustache, perplexed the Phillies with his unique delivery.
    Matt Breen, Philly.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Tryouts are on Tuesday, the seasoned baseball man with the handlebar mustache told Kapler, before resuming work on the mound.
    Matt Breen, Philly.com, 25 May 2018
  • The iconic neon sign with its handlebar mustache and big black hat has greeted travelers along Baxter Avenue in the Highlands for more than four decades.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2021
  • A few feet away, Pesci, sporting a black hat and white handlebar mustache, forms a conga line with a couple of companions to bulldoze toward the exit.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2019
  • Alex Verdoorn has a handlebar mustache and an exquisite sense of fashion.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The Ducks are expected to hire Georgia's Aaron Feld -- handlebar mustache and all -- as their football strength and conditioning coach.
    OregonLive.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • The first suspect was described, according to the police report, as a male between 25 to 45 years old with a handlebar mustache, wearing a black vest, black and grey sweater, Chicago Bulls hat and blue jeans.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Why did Rollie Fingers have a handlebar mustache? Fingers’ mustache had become his trademark since his early days with the A’s.
    Kyle Brown, The Enquirer, 21 Feb. 2023
  • An adult male outfitted in a tight blue spandex flight-suit and aviator goggles, Sportacus speaks with a faux-French accent and wears a handlebar mustache waxed to sharp points.
    Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 5 May 2018
  • Plus, many of them already have handlebar mustaches, similar to the ones worn by baseball players in the 19th century.
    Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Johansson, with his trademark handlebar mustache, was thrilled to get his second medal.
    Jim Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Using a herky-jerky delivery and wearing a handlebar mustache, Mengden kept the Phillies off-balance with a heavy dose of offspeed pitches and low 90s fastballs.
    USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The feminine image Vazquez painted features a thin handlebar mustache in a nod to queerness, with a sun behind the figure’s head and vines for arms, intended to welcome all people into the space.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2021

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