How to Use tousle in a Sentence

tousle

1 of 2 verb

• She tousled the little boy's hair.
• Jeans and boots—and tousled hair—are de rigueur at both places.
  — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 13 Apr. 2017
• Jeans and boots—and tousled hair—are de rigueur at both places.
  — Bon Appetit, 13 Apr. 2017
• At the time, Fallon didn't think tousling Trump's hair was a big deal.
  — Emily Yahr, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
• At the time, Fallon didn’t think tousling Trump’s hair was a big deal.
  — Emily Yahr, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• There is some activity on the side of Walnut Hill and Marsh tousled by the winds.
  — Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
• Owner stated landing was very rough and the dog may have been tousled around.
  — Matt Rocheleau, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• Give yourself a few good sprays, than tousle your hair with your fingers.
  — Kristi Kellogg, Teen Vogue, 20 Sep. 2017
• Harry looks like his usual rocker self in a ringer tee, tousled hair, and lots of rings.
  — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 25 June 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Her peplum jacket and skirt with white embroidery were also tousled in the wind.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• This tousled, style looks so damn effortless on Benson.
  — Maya Allen, Marie Claire, 8 Oct. 2019
• 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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tousle

2 of 2 noun

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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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