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With a tousle of wavy hair, a full beard and a gentle air about him, Sarnoski does not exactly fit into the emerging crop of 20-something filmmakers now taking over Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

"You tousle its mane and pull its ears, but all the time you’re thinking, those claws, those claws, those claws."

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024

“The younger generation is interested in rollers to style their hair because they can tousle it to look modern and sophisticated,” he said.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2021

With his Little Prince notebook and his 2am tousle, he could still pass for a student, even at 42, with a shelf full of silverware.

From The Guardian ● May 10, 2019

On the porch again, Sherlock kisses me and pants as I tousle his ears.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

The man in this mug shot gets hives if he even thinks about loosening his tie; he passes out if someone tousles his hair.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2023

She’s a brunette with a slight frame who rarely tousles her hair or wears heavy eyeliner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

Allen replies with a good-natured laugh and tousles the boy’s blond hair.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2017

He tousles her wild hair, so like Devi's, and says to her, as he has before, "She has a lot of responsibilities, and it's hard for her to think about other things, to relax."

From The Verge ● Aug. 29, 2015

Pa puts his hand on my head and tousles my hair.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

With her distinctive husky voice, tousled mane of blonde hair and black eyeliner, Tyler was instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

This is not a tale where the heroine’s acceptable aesthetics are revealed by her removing her glasses or allowing her tousled waves to tumble out of a tightly pinned hairdo.

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

Bardot starred in nearly 50 films including And God Created Woman and Contempt, setting fashion trends with her tousled blonde hair and bold eyeliner, before becoming the model for Marianne, the personified symbol of France.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

There are tousled children in thick wool sweaters and copper pots hanging from the ceiling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

A tyke called to them; his head, thick with tousled, unkempt hair, appeared beside the woman.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

“Eighth grade isn’t so bad, is it, Son?” he said, tousling the boy’s hair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

Unlike oil-drum-style alternatives nearby, some had triangular tops with tiny, circular openings that would deter rummaging and prevent wind from tousling the garbage.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2021

Kissing babies and tousling children’s hair has long been a staple of retail campaigning, but in 2020 it is about more than a photo op, even the cutest of photo ops.

From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2019

Then, yes, dude was snubbed, even after going on an apology tour for tousling Donald Trump’s hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2018

Mr. Benedict said with a fond smile, tousling her hair.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart