hairbrush

Example Sentences

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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

Ferguson’s wig and hairbrush mustache, on the other hand, appear to have been trimmed with garden shears by a distracted makeup artist who was playing Wordle on her phone.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

When Bill is looking for the hairbrush, Jo is heading downstairs saying she wants to go home.

From BBC • Oct. 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

When she whipped out the hairbrush, the slip of paper with Mr. Kapasi’s address on it fluttered away in the wind.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri