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

Her hair remains stubbornly kinky and boisterously unruly; it’s political even if it’s simply meant to be pretty.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 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

There is so much growth that can come from learning how to love one’s nappy and kinky hair in a world built around soft and silky.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022

Packed in the plane were white, black, brown, red, and yellow people, blue eyes and blond hair, and my kinky red hair- all together, brothers!

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey