tousle

Example Sentences

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There are tousled children in thick wool sweaters and copper pots hanging from the ceiling.

From The Wall Street Journal

With an open smile, he reached out and tousled the children’s heads till they too were cheerful again.

From Literature

“The Incorrigibles have very strikingly colored hair,” she said thoughtfully, gazing down at the three tousled heads.

From Literature

“She has expensive taste,” Nelson laughed, kneeling down to tousle Sadie’s fur.

From Los Angeles Times

Hine’s tousled little boy, who looks forlornly into the camera with scowling dark eyes beneath a furrowed brow, likely had no such liberating choice.

From Los Angeles Times