comb

Example Sentences

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“It’s two bald blokes fighting over a comb. Whoever wins will have their arse handed to them by Bayern on Sunday night.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2020

“We are going through these with a fine-tooth comb. There is a very specific checklist.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2019

“No. Look I can prove it. That quarter on the hood, next to my comb. It’s from 1982. I left it in my pocket by mistake.”

From Nature • Oct. 22, 2019

My daughter-in-law says, “Don’t do the comb. I don’t want him doing that in school — he’s 11.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2016

“Those are her things. Her clothes. Her soap. Her comb. Her brush. You went in her house, didn’t you?”

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn