dreadlocks
Example Sentences
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The BSA wrote that "traditional aquatic headwear", like swimming caps, "doesn't cater to children with longer, thicker afro hair, nor does it cater to traditionally Black hairstyles including braids, dreadlocks and twists with extensions".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
He described the third as a similarly sized Black man with dreadlocks but said he could not remember the man’s clothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The judgment comes seven years after another High Court ruling recognised Rastafarianism as a protected religion in Kenya, finding that a school's decision to expel a student over her dreadlocks violated her constitutional rights.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The decision stemmed from a case where Louisiana prison guards forcibly shaved Rastafarian Damon Landor’s dreadlocks in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Hollister hunched on the bench, his dreadlocks draped forward over his shoulder.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
