mussed-up
Example Sentences
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Throw all the bleary eyes and mussed-up hair and scratchy stubble and disheveled clothes in the world at him, but it won’t do any good.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2017
But there’s no getting away from the fact that Redmayne is the main draw here, that it’s his image, in natty bow-tie and posh-boy, mussed-up hair, on the poster.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2016
A doe-eyed stare and mussed-up hair denotes natural beauty, as if you've just woken up and can't help looking like this.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2013
He ran a frustrated hand through his already mussed-up hair.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Sarai imagined it empty, all those mazy lanes and mussed-up beds deserted, and she felt, for a staggering moment, as though she were drowning in that emptiness.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
