muss
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As always, Lorenzo is more than happy to muss up the expected, to push the boundaries while still respecting the core traditions of the art form.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
As the world’s biggest fan of Peter Watkins’s twisted and superb “Edvard Munch,” I harbor a soft spot for filmmakers who muss up the perfectly coifed looks and reassuring habits of biographical films.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
His brown hair is swept back so meticulously and abundantly that it almost dares you to muss it.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2020
Or else, as my friend Kevin would say, the other countries would push us around in a circle and muss our hair.
From Salon ● May 10, 2020
She had grown chubbier, and she didn’t like the outdoors, maybe because it might muss her beehive hairdo.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
It cuts away when wind musses the hair of Xi Jinping, the Chinese president.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
A low-key vibe pervades the shop—when a young boy musses a pile of garments, he gets nothing more than a beatific smile from the sales staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2019
Southern humidity has everybody sweating through their shirts, but no perspiration musses Adora’s Veronica Lake waves.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2018
She once read an online comment observing that she has a “short forehead,” and it’s true, though she so frequently musses her impressively thick, straight hair that it’s hard to notice.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 25, 2016
Lourdes musses her filthy hair, trying to blend in with the homeless and not get singled out by police.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
The Meta boss appeared in a dark suit and gray tie, his signature chestnut curls slightly mussed, darting occasional nervous looks at the jury and the 20-year-old plaintiff, who sat in the courtroom gallery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
Baker: I can’t shake the image of Colorado defenseman Cale Makar escaping Tuesday’s home opener with nary a mussed hair beneath his helmet.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
His hair is mussed and he’s wearing wide-leg denim trousers and an ivory babydoll top with a Peter Pan collar.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2022
We came in and the bed was mussed.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
“It’s infuriating, isn’t it? They say it to everybody, and here l am saying it to you. Here, let’s fix your hair. You’re all mussed up.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
He scratched it, mussing his hair even further.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 13, 2020
Mr. Macdonald saw this up close two years ago when his pal Jimmy Fallon was criticized for playfully mussing then-candidate Mr. Trump’s hair on “The Tonight Show.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2018
We’re at the point now where Mr. Fallon has been widely criticized for being too apolitical — and was eviscerated for playfully mussing Mr. Trump’s hair.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2017
Schneider went behind Idzik, further mussing his hair as the coach laughed.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2011
Gideon runs his hand through his dark hair, mussing it.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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