pomade

Example Sentences

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We were close enough that I could smell the pomade coming off that immaculate pompadour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Because bathing kiwis in a dressing tames their fuzz, just like pomade smooths frizzed hair on a humid day.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2021

That prison soap must be suffused with argan oil – either that or Robbins’ scalp secretes pomade, given his lustrous locks are more solid than those securing the cell doors.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2020

His thick, steel-gray hair was swept back Gatsby style and lacquered with what looked like pomade.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2020

Then it was so close that Louie again smelled the pomade.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand