How to Use cowlick in a Sentence

cowlick

noun
Definition of cowlicknext
  • No amount of combing could tame the stubborn cowlick in his short hair.
    — oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Jones is an odd strain of rebel — not a slick James Dean clone, but a cowlick that can’t help doing its own thing.
    — New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Got hair thats super fine, kinky-curly, damaged, or full of cowlicks?
    — Jessica Teich, USA TODAY, 1 May 2018
  • Windows let in the sun, and bright, white ceiling lights allow her to see even the smallest hairs and cowlicks.
    — Christine Peterson, idahostatesman, 23 Oct. 2017
  • There are still a few viable branches; leaves bunch like cowlicks at their tips.
    — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Hochman has thick brown hair, with a disobedient cowlick in front, and large brown eyes.
    — Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Even the angles and directions of a patient’s part line and cowlick differ.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Mar. 2018
  • If your hair is prone to cowlicks, Knight suggests sleeping with a headband on to flatten your bangs out.
    — Allure, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Sprite has a cowlick mop of Peter Pan-ish hair, for a nonbinary Chucky look.
    — Libby Gelman-Waxner, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2021
  • As with any bang hairstyle, don't allow your hair to air-dry at all out of the shower to prevent frizz and cowlicks from forming.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Jan. 2018
  • For several years, my hair had been flat, the cowlick too pronounced, the texture different.
    — Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2020
  • With new wisps, bangs, cowlicks, and an ever-changing length, growing out a pixie cut can be a major hair challenge.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Teen Vogue, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Their brightly colored cowlicks provide dramatic texture to the garden.
    — Carol O'Meara, The Denver Post, 9 June 2017
  • Nobody wants to be staring at themselves, focused on that cowlick or wondering whether your concealer is hiding that awful stress pimple on your chin.
    — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021

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