frizz

Example Sentences

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We found the two apes, with their telltale ginger frizz and bulbous bellies, grazing in the canopy.

From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024

McIntosh cited footage she found of women at a long hair competition and an image of Miss Philadelphia 1924, her hair a mess of frizz around her face before falling into long ringlets.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022

“I don’t want to frizz it out,” Holcomb said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2021

An extra moisturizing step, a leave-in conditioner post-shower is a second line of defense against frizz.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2018

Lina saw that Granny had forgotten to knot up her hair that morning—it was standing out from her head in a wild white frizz.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau