kinky

Example Sentences

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Bailey lets her displeasure be known by having a friend shave off her beautiful spray of kinky hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

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

In turn, Black women have long utilized their kinky textures as a form of survival and resistance.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022

The next time it’s asked to weigh in on issues of kinky coils, Bantu knots, twist-outs and dreads, the court may have an in-house expert.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Like the two women he’d encountered before, most wore plain brown tunics, and some had even accentuated their attire with brightly colored leaves woven into their kinky white hair.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray