kinky

Example Sentences

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Philomina Kane, a hair-care content creator who goes by NaturallyPhilo, launched KIN — which stands for “Keep It Naturally” — in response to the lack of inclusive headwear for people with kinky and curly hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 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

For generations, many Black people had viewed their naturally kinky hair as a liability, and either trimmed it close to the scalp or straightened it, often using painfully caustic chemicals to do so.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022

She, too, has seen how, over the past decade, there has been an extreme focus on encouraging women of African ancestry to celebrate their kinky, curly and coily hair texture.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2022

And while the beauty school lady was straightening my hair, I got to look at the big bank of mirrors and watch it transform from kinky to straight.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English