kinky

Example Sentences

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Bailey lets her displeasure be known by having a friend shave off her beautiful spray of kinky hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

In turn, Black women have long utilized their kinky textures as a form of survival and resistance.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022

Her hair remains stubbornly kinky and boisterously unruly; it’s political even if it’s simply meant to be pretty.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

There is so much growth that can come from learning how to love one’s nappy and kinky hair in a world built around soft and silky.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022

She timed the process carefully, washing off the relaxer in exactly twenty minutes, but her hair remained kinky, its denseness unchanged.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie