hairbrush

Example Sentences

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The family prayed as McCormick’s great-grandson built a small plywood coffin that was filled with gifts and necessities for the next world, such as her granddaughter’s artwork and a hairbrush.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

He always “dressed to impress” and carried a hairbrush with him and envisioned one day being his own boss, Elizabeth Dockery said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2022

“I once had someone ask for their partner’s hairbrush suspended in a Jell-o cake,” said Abbie Thigpen, 26, who started baking in March 2019 and splits her time between California and Asheville, N.C.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2021

Lloyd went to her father’s rowhouse and gathered some items to drop off for him at the hospital — his cellphone, wallet, hairbrush, toothbrush and a set of pajamas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2021

“A hairbrush is not a gun! A hairbrush is not a gun!”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas