Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

hairbrush

[hair-bruhsh] / ˈhɛərˌbrʌʃ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The family prayed as McCormick’s great-grandson built a small plywood coffin that was filled with gifts and necessities for the next world, such as her granddaughter’s artwork and a hairbrush.

From Seattle Times Mar. 29, 2024

DNA from Bryan's late mother's hairbrush was later found to be a familial match to traces on the victim's vest and clump of hair.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2023

She makes videos for a TikTok audience of 78,000 followers about the things she buys, which includes dupes for Ugg slippers, the Dyson AirWrap thermal hairbrush and Skims, Kim Kardashian’s slinky shapewear brand.

From Washington Post Mar. 22, 2023

To residents they are repositories of a hairbrush and a photograph — collective threads of a social fabric that, over time, weave together a life, a family, a history, a neighborhood, a community.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2023

There, right on top, was the very thing I needed, his beautiful bone-handled hairbrush and his ivory comb.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

"Back in the day, we'd have war zones over hairbrushes," says Raye.

From BBC Sep. 29, 2025

Currently, my tuition, rent, and 75% of food is covered for me, and my expenses include non-life-or-death necessities like textbooks, thrifted clothes, hairbrushes and soap, and food from the grocery aisle of CVS.

From Slate Mar. 15, 2022

As whales were hunted for their oil, people fashioned baleen into products such as hairbrushes and corsets.

From Scientific American Dec. 8, 2021

Inside was a gray-checked suit, two hairbrushes, various paperwork and an identity photo showing his pensive face.

From Washington Post Jul. 25, 2021

Since there are no hairbrushes or combs, I run my fingers through my greasy hair to smooth it out.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training