dreadlocks
Example Sentences
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Growing uncut, uncombed hair into dreadlocks is a symbol of devotion and spiritual growth for Rastafarians.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
And the most obvious way to do that was to have Jones’ ample dreadlocks flowing behind him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 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
Rastafarians let their hair grow, typically in dreadlocks, as part of their beliefs in the religion which originated in Jamaica and was popularized by the late reggae singer Bob Marley.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
He was brown, like the boys, wore dark goggles cinched tight through a mane of coiled dreadlocks that whipped about as he got his bearings.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
