How to Use braiding in a Sentence
braiding
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The braiding of the mane is the groom’s version of an autograph.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2019
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Once the French braid extends to the neck, start fishtail braiding.
—Crystal Martin, New York Times, 26 July 2016
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The brushing and braiding is only a small part of her stopovers.
—Zulekha Nathoo, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2022
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To me, hair braiding is so much more than just a hairstyle.
—Sheri Booker, Essence, 26 Feb. 2021
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Pull-Through Braid The pull-through braid is ideal for those who aren't pros at braiding.
—Amanda Mitchell, Allure, 7 Oct. 2019
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The joy is clear in the laughter, hair braiding and dancing that fill the palace where the Agojie reside.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
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It’s not all horse riding and hair braiding, in other words.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2023
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Meanwhile, at Chloé, braiding and seashells made Boho hearts beat faster.
—Henrik Lischke, Vogue, 15 June 2022
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After three years at the barbershop, Valdez opened her own braiding studio in April at the Salon Lofts.
—Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2021
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The group’s monthly braiding sessions, done in partnership with four schools, include a small gift and free book for each child.
—Christie D’zurilla Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
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Begin fishtail braiding by taking a tiny piece of hair from one side and transferring it to the other side.
—Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 28 Mar. 2017
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Nate Denton spends 30 minutes in the morning brushing, braiding and bun-ing his 6-year-old daughter Naveah's hair — clips and bows abound.
—Caroline Alkire, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2017
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If braiding is your go-to hairstyle, then consider a last-minute Medusa costume.
—Lauren Hubbard, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Sep. 2018
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Some are made with corn that’s been dyed a fiery red or deep purple, and often there’s intricate braiding where the bristles connect to the handle.
—Liz Logan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2020
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Our hair is the unspoken backbone that unites us across the centuries and holds the remnants of our past and the ancestors who left with us secrets of braiding and beauty.
—Eshe Ukweli, refinery29.com, 7 June 2023
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My daughters are adult women now, so my hands-on brushing and braiding days are over, but last week the memories came flooding back.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
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Each line includes a winder, a stitcher (for flattening the brooms) and then a simple wooden braiding table.
—Liz Logan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2020
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However, with cornrows — which also pass under — the braiding is done much tighter.
—Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping, 20 Sep. 2021
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Heck, even Beyoncé got in there to do a little braiding herself.
—Andrea Park, Allure, 15 Aug. 2018
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Submit a photo of his French braiding skills**—err, enter him in the 2015 Hottest Husband in America contest!
—Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 22 Apr. 2014
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The serpentine slitherings of the river are canyons in the concrete, deep here, wide there, oxbowing and bifurcating and braiding.
—Nate Berg, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2018
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Intermixed with her family’s archival footage are clips of hair washing, braiding and silk presses.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
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Their work culminated in the braiding of three pairs of non-abelian anyons such that their trajectories through space and time formed a pattern known as Borromean rings, the first braiding of non-abelian anyons.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023
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In the lobby of the Mitchel Houses in the South Bronx, fliers posted by residents advertise side hustles like eyelash extensions and hair braiding.
—New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022
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With roughly seven packs of bleach-blonde braiding hair, Julian and his team constructed the beautiful mermaid gown.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 27 Oct. 2020
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Some utilise accessories, like the claw clip, while others speak to texture and provide alternative options to heat styling or braiding.
—Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 5 Nov. 2021
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The list includes a slew of beauty services that are just not the same at home, if they can even be reproduced there: eyebrow threading, balayage, hair braiding, maybe even a syringe of facial filler.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2021
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Plus, there’s a slate of daily activities that include movies, hair braiding and kiddie yoga.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 6 May 2022
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There will also be face painting, tattoos, hair braiding, hair coloring and nail painting.
—Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2017
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Chookigan also experiences some damage due to all the tight braiding.
—Allure, 23 June 2021
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