How to Use hair in a Sentence

hair

noun
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  • He won the race by a hair.
  • He was a hair off on the count.
  • The hair on her arms is blond.
  • He has a thick head of hair.
  • He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • He got his hair cut last week.
  • There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • The pieces of hair were straighter with a slight beachy wave.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2023
  • Her blonde hair is styled and piled as high as the gods.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 May 2024
  • But talk about wanting to pull the hair out of your head.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2023
  • His son, Jonathan Bradley Jr., has blond hair and brown eyes.
    — Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 25 May 2024
  • Gray hair is bound to happen to all of us—and that's not a bad thing.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024
  • His hair was oily, his skin was rough, and his eyes were puffy.
    — Adam Rasgon, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The girls in an Iraqi village wake up, each with a starfish in her hair.
    — David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Apply it to the shaft of the hair and work it through the ends for a shiny, glassy appearance.
    — Women's Health, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The star styled her blond hair in a simple bun, paired with a bright red lip.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The top of her hair is pulled up into a top ponytail with just the sides in foils.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • The Princess of Wales wore her hair in an updo to work with the Philip Treacy hat.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 17 June 2023
  • Oh, and ribbons and hair bows will stick around, so tie one on, folks!
    — Chelsea Daniel, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The long hair is great, of course, but there's something about that Posh bob that just sings.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The skater boy hair that used to pop out from beneath his golf cap is long gone.
    — The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Her green hair flew through the wind, and her watch zoomed by in a few still shots, such as the one below.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Her hair was wild, bits of pink scalp showing through like evening light in a cloud.
    — Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
  • The duration of your brow tint comes down to hair type and lifestyle.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Next, was faux facial hair, from a mustache and beard to brows.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Her jet-black hair was slicked back into a sleek high pony.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 12 July 2023
  • Athena is described as 3-feet-tall, 45 pounds with light brown hair and blue eyes.
    — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.
    — Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Her dance, with disheveled hair, frantic eyes and red vermillion spread across her forehead, was truly chilling.
    — Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024

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