tousle
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"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
The man he called Uncle Walt was kind to him and would tousle his hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2018
I knew that tousle was too perfect to be disinterested bedhead.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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
Beach waves, bombshell, Targaryen-inspired twists, luscious locks and a tousled bob.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
Hands patted my back and tousled my hair.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
“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
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
For years, Mr. de Magistris said in an interview, he has tried to persuade Mr. Romney, 64, to loosen up his look by tousling his meticulous mane.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2011
Mama put her hand atop Anya’s kerchief and rubbed it around on her head, tousling her hair.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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