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

She was wearing a great outfit and had a huge cowlick and very dry, kind of fuzzy, long hair.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 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’d wondered if his cowlick would be slicked down with gel for school, but Steve poked up in all his glory.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman