scalp
Example Sentences
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But to my terror I passed one station after another—heart, lungs, scalp, throat—and still I was in the line.
From Literature
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They claimed some impressive scalps along the way - beating Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the league phase before winning both legs against last season's finalists Inter Milan in the knockout play-offs.
From BBC
Through her scant white hair, her scalp gleamed like polished bone.
From Literature
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He took off his bowler and fanned himself, the ring of white hair around his shiny scalp fluttering from the air churned up by the hat.
From Literature
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We jog through the DeFazios’ woods, and it’s nowhere near as hot as it was on our horrible hill day, but my scalp is suffocating.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.