pomaded

Example Sentences

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A bantam alpha, gut sucked into his chest, shoulders padded out like a linebacker, hair center-parted and pomaded back; the little creep who makes nothing but takes a fee on it anyway.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2020

Our hair is pomaded with sweat and stone dust.

From The New Yorker • May 23, 2019

Stefano, 9, is rocker-ready with his hair dyed red and pomaded up into a Mohawk.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2018

Vulnerable he may be, but when the series began, this delicate flower was encased within a pomaded veneer of self-obsession and materialism, a lack of social grace and a distinctly adolescent approach to women.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012

Nearing the finish line for the penultimate time, Louie fixed his eyes on the gleaming head of the pomaded competitor, who was many runners ahead.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand