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
Her hair is much shorter— she has choppy bangs above her eyebrows and everything is mussed-up, as if to emphasize the asymmetry—but it is her.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
He ran a frustrated hand through his already mussed-up hair.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
