How to Use tousle in a Sentence
- She tousled the little boy's hair.
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Jeans and boots—and tousled hair—are de rigueur at both places.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 13 Apr. 2017
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Jeans and boots—and tousled hair—are de rigueur at both places.
—Bon Appetit, 13 Apr. 2017
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At the time, Fallon didn't think tousling Trump's hair was a big deal.
—Emily Yahr, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
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At the time, Fallon didn’t think tousling Trump’s hair was a big deal.
—Emily Yahr, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2018
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The secret to getting that tousled I-just-rolled-in-the-sand look lies in one product: salt spray.
—Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2019
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In front of him was a woman with her face thrown up to the sky, her hands rising as if to tousle her hair.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 11 May 2020
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Dunne has tousled Hugh Grant hair, and was dressed in an aqua blazer and a matching knit tie.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
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Saunders' son decides to get in the middle of the pair, and when Monroe tousles his hair, the boxer gets a shot to the groin.
—Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2017
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As pictured by Day, Moss was a force of nature: a gust of April wind that lifts your skirt and tousles your hair.
—Waldemar Januszczak, A-LIST, 1 July 2018
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His hair is barely style-able, but notice that his stylist left some fringe in the front, styled and tousled with a pinch of clay.
—Adam Hurly, GQ, 11 Apr. 2018
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There is some activity on the side of Walnut Hill and Marsh tousled by the winds.
—Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
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Owner stated landing was very rough and the dog may have been tousled around.
—Matt Rocheleau, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2018
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Give yourself a few good sprays, than tousle your hair with your fingers.
—Kristi Kellogg, Teen Vogue, 20 Sep. 2017
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Harry looks like his usual rocker self in a ringer tee, tousled hair, and lots of rings.
—Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 25 June 2018
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The photo shows Aniston in the middle of the group, posing with her hand over her mouth, while Dern, 52, stood next to Aniston, tousling her own hair.
—Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 23 Dec. 2019
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The wind rose and fell in heavy gusts; Lim’s hair, tousled even indoors, grew still more animated.
—Samanth Subramanian, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2017
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A few coworkers hugged Liette and thanked her; most went straight down to the dog’s level to tousle her golden fur.
—The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 3 June 2019
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Since the big bob chop, she's been sporting her short hair in a myriad of ways—including tousled and sleek styles.
—Maya Allen, Marie Claire, 10 Dec. 2019
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By the way, find someone who will embrace you the way Shanahan wrapped up Lynch, tousling his hair in the process, after Sunday’s win in Seattle.
—Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 1 Jan. 2020
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Her peplum jacket and skirt with white embroidery were also tousled in the wind.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
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Getting out of bed with the perfect post-hookup hair — tousled, undone, rumpled — is one of those things that only happens on-screen.
—Samantha Sasso, refinery29.com, 6 June 2018
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And now her son Kaius Jagger, 5½, has developed a fashionable look of his own: tousled long locks!
—Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com, 12 Sep. 2019
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Another girl sits on a bed, her face drawn into a deep frown, blood covering her jeans, her long brown hair tousled and loose.
—New York Times, 6 Nov. 2019
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Lili paired the dress with some classic nude Stuart Weitzman pumps, a soft nude pink lip, and tousled waves for a truly enchanting look.
—Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 6 Jan. 2019
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His stylist probably applied a lightweight cream to the sides, blown dry, and something more pliable up top, like a fiber, applied at the roots, tousled, and locked in with hair spray.
—Adam Hurly, GQ, 19 Apr. 2018
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To keep your 'do from looking like 'work hair,' spray it with light hold hair spray while tousling it with your fingers before the holiday party!
—Devin Toth, Redbook, 8 Dec. 2011
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In the wake of Fallon's hair-tousling episode with then-candidate Donald Trump, Letterman went on the attack.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 17 May 2017
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This tousled, style looks so damn effortless on Benson.
—Maya Allen, Marie Claire, 8 Oct. 2019
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With wet tousled hair, and wearing dramatic makeup, Hadid gave the world a closeup of her brand new hairstyle.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2018
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Work with a host of hardworking stylers and tools to give you just the right whiff of woke-up-like-this tousle.
—Glamour, 25 Mar. 2019
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The tousle-haired musician is 47 and married with two kids, but his age doesn’t show.
—Chris Martins, Los Angeles Magazine, 17 Oct. 2017
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The tousle-haired Bennett was expected to compete this year for the maillot jaune, the yellow jersey worn by the Tour’s leader.
—Michael Powell, New York Times, 25 July 2019
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One look at Bieber’s bedhead hair over the past several days said everything, courtesy of a messy tousle that read like a cry for help.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2018
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Then there’s the true trademark: louche bedhead waves that recall the designer’s own trademark tousle, seen flying through the air behind him at the end of each show.
—Monica Kim, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2017
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Such an admission may come as a surprise to Americans who associate Gallic lengths more with Brigitte Bardot’s famous tousle than the traditionally sporty style, but of course, this is no post-workout ponytail.
—Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 11 May 2018
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And while the iconic all-American hairstyle is most often worn in a textured, post-gym tousle and paired with Yeezy athleisure, Depp's front row incarnation took the look firmly into couture territory like only a local can.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 3 July 2018
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His thick russet thatches exist in a state of perpetual tousle, as though magnetized by the invisible energy of some faraway Tesla coil.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2017
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Keeping a step ahead of melodrama is a convincing cast, energetically led by the tousle-haired young Khattar, whose noteworthy screen charisma promises well for his future career.
—Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2018
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Work with a host of hardworking stylers and tools to give you just the right whiff of woke-up-like-this tousle.
—Glamour, 25 Mar. 2019
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The tousle-haired musician is 47 and married with two kids, but his age doesn’t show.
—Chris Martins, Los Angeles Magazine, 17 Oct. 2017
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The tousle-haired Bennett was expected to compete this year for the maillot jaune, the yellow jersey worn by the Tour’s leader.
—Michael Powell, New York Times, 25 July 2019
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One look at Bieber’s bedhead hair over the past several days said everything, courtesy of a messy tousle that read like a cry for help.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2018
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Then there’s the true trademark: louche bedhead waves that recall the designer’s own trademark tousle, seen flying through the air behind him at the end of each show.
—Monica Kim, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2017
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Such an admission may come as a surprise to Americans who associate Gallic lengths more with Brigitte Bardot’s famous tousle than the traditionally sporty style, but of course, this is no post-workout ponytail.
—Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 11 May 2018
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And while the iconic all-American hairstyle is most often worn in a textured, post-gym tousle and paired with Yeezy athleisure, Depp's front row incarnation took the look firmly into couture territory like only a local can.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 3 July 2018
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His thick russet thatches exist in a state of perpetual tousle, as though magnetized by the invisible energy of some faraway Tesla coil.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2017
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Keeping a step ahead of melodrama is a convincing cast, energetically led by the tousle-haired young Khattar, whose noteworthy screen charisma promises well for his future career.
—Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2018
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