How to Use hair in a Sentence
hair
noun- He won the race by a hair.
- He was a hair off on the count.
- The hair on her arms is blond.
- He has a thick head of hair.
- He has a lot of hair on his chest.
- He plucked a hair from his arm.
- He got his hair cut last week.
- There are dog hairs all over my coat.
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The pieces of hair were straighter with a slight beachy wave.
— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2023 -
Her blonde hair is styled and piled as high as the gods.
— Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 May 2024 -
But talk about wanting to pull the hair out of your head.
— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2023 -
His son, Jonathan Bradley Jr., has blond hair and brown eyes.
— Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024 -
Gray hair is bound to happen to all of us—and that's not a bad thing.
— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024 -
His hair was oily, his skin was rough, and his eyes were puffy.
— Adam Rasgon, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2023 -
The girls in an Iraqi village wake up, each with a starfish in her hair.
— David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2023 -
Apply it to the shaft of the hair and work it through the ends for a shiny, glassy appearance.
— Women's Health, 10 Feb. 2023 -
The star styled her blond hair in a simple bun, paired with a bright red lip.
— Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Aug. 2023 -
The top of her hair is pulled up into a top ponytail with just the sides in foils.
— Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023 -
The Princess of Wales wore her hair in an updo to work with the Philip Treacy hat.
— Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 17 June 2023 -
He is described as a 4-foot-8, 85-pound boy with black hair and brown eyes.
— Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2023 -
Oh, and ribbons and hair bows will stick around, so tie one on, folks!
— Chelsea Daniel, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024 -
The long hair is great, of course, but there's something about that Posh bob that just sings.
— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 Feb. 2023 -
He is described as 6-feet tall, 195 pounds, and has short hair and blue eyes.
— Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2023 -
The skater boy hair that used to pop out from beneath his golf cap is long gone.
— The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2023 -
Her green hair flew through the wind, and her watch zoomed by in a few still shots, such as the one below.
— Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Aug. 2024 -
Her hair was wild, bits of pink scalp showing through like evening light in a cloud.
— Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024 -
The duration of your brow tint comes down to hair type and lifestyle.
— Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Next, was faux facial hair, from a mustache and beard to brows.
— Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024 -
According to the star, Heller was insistent that the dog have blue eyes and red hair like Adams.
— Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024 -
As for her glam, Biden’s blond hair was styled with a side part and featured slight volume, with a few wisps to frame her face.
— Julia Teti, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
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