hairbrush
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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
DNA from Bryan's late mother's hairbrush was later found to be a familial match to traces on the victim's vest and clump of hair.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
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
In the ruinous wake, Levin resembled the proverbial hedgehog, the one who climbs off the hairbrush while sheepishly muttering, “We all make mistakes.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Ransacking his trunk, Ralph found a tam-o’-shanter; socks; booties; a pen-and-pencil set; a hairbrush, hand mirror, and comb.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
"Back in the day, we'd have war zones over hairbrushes," says Raye.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
As whales were hunted for their oil, people fashioned baleen into products such as hairbrushes and corsets.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 8, 2021
Where would we be without people making better hairbrushes, or toothbrushes or mops?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2017
There were the typical items of plastic food packaging, but there were more surprising objects as well: old sandals, hairbrushes, broken childrens’ toys, sweaters—all coated in gray dirt.
From Slate ● May 29, 2015
Since there are no hairbrushes or combs, I run my fingers through my greasy hair to smooth it out.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
