hairbrush

Example Sentences

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The family prayed as McCormick’s great-grandson built a small plywood coffin that was filled with gifts and necessities for the next world, such as her granddaughter’s artwork and a hairbrush.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

To residents they are repositories of a hairbrush and a photograph — collective threads of a social fabric that, over time, weave together a life, a family, a history, a neighborhood, a community.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

He always “dressed to impress” and carried a hairbrush with him and envisioned one day being his own boss, Elizabeth Dockery said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2022

"There are occasions where you get things wrong. For me, Tangle Teezer was a miss," he admits, referring to the now-hugely-popular detangling hairbrush which has since made its inventor more than £100m.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2021

"Here/' she whispered, taking the hairbrush and drawing Eleanor's hair into a ponytail without brushing out the curl. "Eleanor . . she said.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell