tousled

Example Sentences

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Expect to see a lot of pencil skirts, artfully tucked-in white button downs and tousled blond hair this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Her tousled hair and bold eyeliner set fashion trends worldwide, while her performances cemented Bardot as a cinematic trailblazer.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Hine’s tousled little boy, who looks forlornly into the camera with scowling dark eyes beneath a furrowed brow, likely had no such liberating choice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

Mr. Brown’s tousled hair and gravelly voice have spoken to working-class voters since he was elected Ohio’s secretary of state in 1982.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

I saw him out the corner of my eye, his head of tousled blond hair sticking out of the tent.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken