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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Somewhere, Decoy wags his tail and Mr. Redlegs twirls his mustache.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 July 2025
At various points, the show featured musical numbers, robots played by actresses with mustaches, and a character who lived inside a giant ice cube on the astral plane.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
For trial, Black suggested that Alvarez shave his mustache to detract from the officer’s rough-guy image.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Anton slouches beside her, draped in an inverness cape, brandishing a cigarette and smirking beneath a rogue’s mustache.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 July 2025
At various points, the show featured musical numbers, robots played by actresses with mustaches, and a character who lived inside a giant ice cube on the astral plane.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
For trial, Black suggested that Alvarez shave his mustache to detract from the officer’s rough-guy image.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Anton slouches beside her, draped in an inverness cape, brandishing a cigarette and smirking beneath a rogue’s mustache.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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