kinky

Example Sentences

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The word kinks has many connotations, everything from a kink in a rope, or kinky being quirky, which was really the main thing behind it.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023

Philomina Kane, a hair-care content creator who goes by NaturallyPhilo, launched KIN — which stands for “Keep It Naturally” — in response to the lack of inclusive headwear for people with kinky and curly hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

But he also sought to give Black people choices in hairstyles, and as early as 1966 began experimenting with what the authors of “Hair Story” described as “a chemical process to turn kinky hair curly.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

For generations, many Black people had viewed their naturally kinky hair as a liability, and either trimmed it close to the scalp or straightened it, often using painfully caustic chemicals to do so.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022

She grumbled on as she braided her kinky black hair into dozens of tiny braids.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez