How to Use coif in a Sentence

coif

1 of 2 noun

• The mop of hair had turned into a coif, and the clothes had become loud.
  — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 28 June 2021
• Priest’s coif, in all its outlandish glory, is the right hair at the wrong time.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 June 2018
• Imagine the Aqua Net in your coif meeting the black netting of the headrests.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 22 Dec. 2020
• However, the cools coifs weren’t the only thing that caught our eye.
  — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 15 Nov. 2019
• As with most styles in TB’s collection—as well as the man’s own coif—this one’s cut pretty high and tight.
  — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2023
• Watch the video for foolproof steps to getting a perfect coif in mere minutes.
  — Jennifer Tzeses, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2017
• Adding texture to your tresses and coloring your coif are a few easy and stylish ways to switch things up.
  — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 9 Jan. 2020
• But these days 44-year-old Extra host’s slicked back coif hits new heights in a different way.
  — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• In the 1894 oil painting by Daniel Huntington, Harrison’s regal stature is marked by the folds of her satin dress and the coif of her hair.
  — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2020
• The wavy coif and puffy jowls of the father disguised as a matronly housekeeper.
  — Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2022
• The very front was styled into a coif that dips slightly on his forehead before curling towards the back.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 24 Mar. 2022
• Cardi recreated the look down to the blonde coif and bejeweled eyebrows.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2021
• Slender again, her coif poofed and wild, she was clad in clinging black tights, soft boots and a bright, multicolored wooly sweater.
  — Vernon Scott, Good Housekeeping, 23 Oct. 2022
• The Look: Catroux in her everyday coif: poker straight and heavily banged.
  — Vogue, 6 Feb. 2018
• Looking suave, The Mandalorian actor styled his hair in a smooth coif.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 12 Mar. 2023
• Apart from the skin tones, which range from pasty Goth teen pale to dark brown (with sprinkle of freckles along the way), the most instantly noticeable change comes by way of Ken’s coif.
  — Adam Tschorn, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017
• The hair jewelry trend took off a few seasons ago, but rings, pearls and blinged out barrettes are back to spice up coifs from the run-way to reality.
  — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 16 Jan. 2020
• Steele, 53, who sports a graying coif and tailored suits with cuff links, has said little publicly since he was identified more than a year ago as the author of the dossier.
  — Tom Hamburger, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2018
• Their procession was resplendent, as was Queen Ginny’s escort’s coif, which rose like a silver phoenix as the two walked along the dance floor.
  — al, 5 Feb. 2023
• And yet, more often than not, her aesthetic orbits around her shape-shifting coif.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 9 May 2019
• Bill Murray is talking about the arduousness of this press trip with the wild coif of a man who hasn’t gotten much post–premiere party sleep.
  — Anna Peele, GQ, 23 Mar. 2018
• To balance out her colorful coif, the actress went with barely-there makeup.
  — Wendy Sy, Allure, 9 Apr. 2018
• In addition to their mod coifs, the males had blood-red eyes, which were visible even without binoculars.
  — Dave Taft, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2018
• Adebayo has trimmed back his coif since the playoffs, but makes not guarantees going forward.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 3 July 2021
• Her visible eyebrow—the one not covered by the patch—disappeared into her coif.
  — Emma Donoghue, The Atlantic, 12 May 2020
• In Ethiopia, women don the coif for weddings and weave them into their hair to symbolize community.
  — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 5 June 2019
• His slicked-back, Elvis-style coif, jeans, and tattooed muscles were a homage to America’s rockabilly scene.
  — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2017
• Patrick also shared a snap of himself and his wife at the event, and his caption leads us to believe that Jillian is responsible for her husband's white-blonde coif.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Sep. 2022
• Black women have been donning the ancestral hairdo for centuries, but lately, we’ve been obsessed with celebrities’ cool take on the coif.
  — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 13 Nov. 2019
• As her radical platinum blonde dye job revealed last fall, a shapeshifting coif is often a signal for change in one's personal life.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2018

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coif

2 of 2 verb

• The front of each pill has Trump’s coifed hair and pursed lips.
  — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2017
• He's perfectly coiffed in a suit, and a pipe rests on the corner of his lips.
  — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
• When done coiffing your face, use it in the shower to groom everything else.
  — Jason Diamond, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
• Shirley, in her tank top and streaked hair, looked uneasy among the professionally dressed and well-coifed podcast hosts staffing the booths.
  — Author: Britt Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2019
• His hair is flawlessly coiffed, his beard and mustache so precisely trimmed that not one hair is out of place.
  — Jamie Lisanti, SI.com, 13 July 2017
• Wives have time, they are coiffed with huge hairspray locks, and petticoated skirts, and kids are watching TV.
  — Nicole Sperling, GQ, 14 Sep. 2017
• View Slideshow In 1967, a young David Bowie struck mime-like poses in front of a camera wearing a white cashmere sweater, his blond hair coiffed slightly to the right side of his face.
  — Chloe Fein, The Cut, 3 Aug. 2017
• The hairstylist clipped the top of Bieber’s coif back and appeared to daintily trim the edges as a top-knot touting Baldwin sat patiently beside him.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2018
• As far as the latter was concerned, the nightclub’s bathroom was merely an extension of the party, serving as a communal boudoir where stars could get coiffed in style.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 9 May 2018
• Her hair was coiffed with the slightly undone sexiness of the ‘90s supermodel era, tucked under a large leather headband wrapped around her forehead.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2023
• From start to finish, Khoudri has had hairstylist Adir Abergel by her side to help coif her shoulder-grazing brunette bob for every occasion, each more glamorous than the next.
  — Lauren Valent, Vogue, 19 July 2021
• More specialized professions emerged, including that of the hairdresser, who would visit women in their homes to cut and coif their hair.
  — Marc Bain, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2020
• Behind every good hair day is an arsenal of hair products designed to coif, curl, and condition your hair into tip-top shape.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, harpersbazaar.com, 16 May 2023
• Meanwhile, 14 stylists are coiffing the hordes of background players using about 50 wigs designated for extras.
  — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2019
• The three-time Vogue cover girl was spotted tonight in New York City with her hair coiffed back into a low chignon, careful not to distract from her supernaturally high-beam skin.
  — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2017
• Donning a black dress with sparkling earrings, her hair coiffed, Vizguerra was ready to celebrate, but also was admittedly nervous.
  — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2017
• Earring Magic Ken was Mattel’s attempt at making Ken cool by coifing his hair, piercing his left ear and adding a controversial necklace.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
• Her blond hair coifed, she was dressed in a navy cashmere turtleneck and jeans, a baroque pearl slung from a diamond chain around her neck, and alternated between burbling conspiratorial laughter and a cleareyed appraisal of what lies ahead.
  — New York Times, 7 Nov. 2019
• In this key moment, Emma’s humanity bleeds through her perfectly coiffed, ironed and embroidered facade.
  — The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2020
• Kirby, looking beautifully coiffed and made up even at her most bruised and battered, is the obvious cast standout, stealing scene after scene from Johnson and Statham in what amounts to a kind of cinematic grand larceny.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019
• The front of each pill has Trump’s coifed hair and pursed lips.
  — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2017
• He's perfectly coiffed in a suit, and a pipe rests on the corner of his lips.
  — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
• When done coiffing your face, use it in the shower to groom everything else.
  — Jason Diamond, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
• Shirley, in her tank top and streaked hair, looked uneasy among the professionally dressed and well-coifed podcast hosts staffing the booths.
  — Author: Britt Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2019
• His hair is flawlessly coiffed, his beard and mustache so precisely trimmed that not one hair is out of place.
  — Jamie Lisanti, SI.com, 13 July 2017
• Wives have time, they are coiffed with huge hairspray locks, and petticoated skirts, and kids are watching TV.
  — Nicole Sperling, GQ, 14 Sep. 2017
• View Slideshow In 1967, a young David Bowie struck mime-like poses in front of a camera wearing a white cashmere sweater, his blond hair coiffed slightly to the right side of his face.
  — Chloe Fein, The Cut, 3 Aug. 2017
• The hairstylist clipped the top of Bieber’s coif back and appeared to daintily trim the edges as a top-knot touting Baldwin sat patiently beside him.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2018
• As far as the latter was concerned, the nightclub’s bathroom was merely an extension of the party, serving as a communal boudoir where stars could get coiffed in style.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 9 May 2018
• Her hair was coiffed with the slightly undone sexiness of the ‘90s supermodel era, tucked under a large leather headband wrapped around her forehead.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2023

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