Examples of perm in a Sentence
Noun
She got a perm last week.
Verb
She got her hair permed at the salon.
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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
And to be clear, whipping on chains and getting a perm doesn’t make your cowardice look any more cool.
—John Ridley, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
He’s got locs now, but before then, he could’ve been seen with his hair permed, straightened, platted, in an Afro, accessorized, and at times topped off with a funky hat or silk headscarf.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Hair styles and treatments: Harsh hair treatments, like perms and relaxers, and tight hairstyles that pull your locks can lead to hair thinning or a receding hairline.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
And to be clear, whipping on chains and getting a perm doesn’t make your cowardice look any more cool.
—John Ridley, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
What does a hair gloss do, exactly? Most hair transformations (like dyeing, bleaching, relaxing, or perming) work by opening the outer layer of your hair (a.k.a.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
He’s got locs now, but before then, he could’ve been seen with his hair permed, straightened, platted, in an Afro, accessorized, and at times topped off with a funky hat or silk headscarf.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Perm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perm. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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perm
1 of 2 nounperm
2 of 2 verb
: to give (hair) a permanent
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