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

“Until fairly recently, the Black person was self-conscious about his curly, kinky hair,” he told The New York Times in 1971.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 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

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

They sculpted for themselves a virtual world where their coily, kinky, nappy, woolly hair was normal.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie