uncombed

Example Sentences

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They also let their hair grow, uncombed, into dreadlocks.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Left un-sheared, an all-natural lawn contains grasses of wildly varying heights, more akin to an unruly, uncombed head of hair right after a long night's sleep.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2022

Lines are drawn on the screen to determine whether someone’s fingernail or uncombed hair was offside while the world holds its breath to see if a goal should stand.

From Slate • May 8, 2021

He lay in bed, shirtless, his thinning gray hair uncombed.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2019

In time, judging from his uncombed and disheveled physical appearance, it was difficult to differentiate Bobby from the down-and-outers of the area.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady