dreadlocks
Example Sentences
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He had with him a copy of a federal appeals court opinion that said Rastafarian inmates had a protected religious right to wear dreadlocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Growing uncut, uncombed hair into dreadlocks is a symbol of devotion and spiritual growth for Rastafarians.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The decision stemmed from a case where Louisiana prison guards forcibly shaved Rastafarian Damon Landor’s dreadlocks in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
You can see that time-bending mash-up in the costumes, with some folks in bright plastic wigs and others in horns and mohawks and dreadlocks like 21st century cavemen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
The burly guard wore his hair in long, ropy dreadlocks.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
