comb
Example Sentences
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Mr. Garner combed his thinning hair to the side and the twins smirked as they waved to the camera before their dad slightly nudged them from the back and they took on a somber pose.
From Literature
Her long black hair was wet and combed straight back as if she’d just stepped out of the shower.
From Literature
Executives zeroed in on the restaurants with the highest scores and then combed through menus item by item to determine which ones could withstand a price increase.
When she came out of the bathroom in her pajamas carrying a wide-tooth comb and six hair ties, Bat asked, “Can I braid it?”
From Literature
It called for lessons on using AI to comb transcripts of earnings calls and catch deepfake videos in breaking-news situations.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
