rumple

Example Sentences

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In the photo, Heche is wearing no makeup and her hair is a bit rumpled as she smiles for the camera.

From Los Angeles Times

The NSO performers looked more workmanlike than usual in their short-sleeved white polos, sporadically rumpled in the breeze of oscillating fans scattered about the stage.

From Washington Post

The two rumpled and graying Brits don’t look or act notably heroic.

From New York Times

Her hair is longer, more tangled, but her clothes remain darkly colored, rumpled.

From New York Times

With his rumpled suits and untucked shirts, Mr. Johnson affected a louche, upper-class insouciance that somehow also connected with working-class voters.

From New York Times