cowlick
Example Sentences
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You might be surprised to learn that you can’t comb the hairs flat on a coconut without creating a cowlick.
From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023
Craig is no different, his hair slicked down in a way that suggests he’s in daily battle with a cowlick.
From Slate • May 16, 2021
“I have a cowlick on my chin, this one spot where it kind of grows straight out,” he said.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2020
His hair swirled out from his cowlick like a fingerprint, as if it were intended, as if it were someone’s design.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2017
She knew it wouldn’t be another puzzle-loving computer nut with a cowlick sidekick.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
