Afro

Example Sentences

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It was because Roy Ayers — the bearded man with an Afro on the album cover — was my biological father.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

After teaching a quick lesson on Charles Mingus, she produced a bright yellow record jacket with a photograph of a bearded man with an Afro, wearing a tight yellow T-shirt and beaming confidently.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Often bare-chested or draped in the wax-printed fabric popular across West Africa, hair shaped into a crisp Afro, saxophone in hand, eyes alert with intensity, he commanded a large band of more than 20 musicians.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

It's a term typically used to describe several Afro hairstyles, including braids, locs and wigs, that reduce how much your hair is exposed to the elements and cut back on constant styling.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

Mr. Lewis adjusts his clothes and runs a hand over his Afro.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas