hairbrush
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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
When Bill is looking for the hairbrush, Jo is heading downstairs saying she wants to go home.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2022
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
In the ruinous wake, Levin resembled the proverbial hedgehog, the one who climbs off the hairbrush while sheepishly muttering, “We all make mistakes.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
“I hit Kronos in the eye with this hairbrush once. Otherwise, no.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
"Back in the day, we'd have war zones over hairbrushes," says Raye.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
As whales were hunted for their oil, people fashioned baleen into products such as hairbrushes and corsets.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 8, 2021
Inside was a gray-checked suit, two hairbrushes, various paperwork and an identity photo showing his pensive face.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2021
He also has a flair for swiping things; past larcenies include hairbrushes, water bottles and, one time, a spatula, plucked from the counter as it was being used.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
My grandmother made me a tiny toothbrush, using a matchstick for the handle, and into this she stuck little bits of bristle that she had snipped off one of her hairbrushes.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
