pomade
Example Sentences
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They slicked back their hair with pomade and put on matching outfits, thus giving the impression of being twins.
From Literature
We were close enough that I could smell the pomade coming off that immaculate pompadour.
From Los Angeles Times
And when the Fuller company had manufacturing problems, they began making their own products: scalp creams, oil shampoos and pomades that they mixed at home and poured into old mayonnaise jars.
From New York Times
Stan had his hair dyed, chemically straightened and slicked with pomade to achieve the drummer’s sweaty, dirty locks.
From Los Angeles Times
She smelled like Ivory soap and her sweet orange hair pomade, and I breathed deep to try and relax.
From Literature
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