dreadlocks
Example Sentences
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He described the third as a similarly sized Black man with dreadlocks but said he could not remember the man’s clothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Damon Landor had grown dreadlocks for nearly two decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
In a statement to USA Today, Landor said his dreadlocks are "a part of me and part of who I am".
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Rastafarians let their hair grow, typically in dreadlocks, as part of their beliefs in the religion which originated in Jamaica and was popularized by the late reggae singer Bob Marley.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
He was a mountain of a man with deep oak-brown skin and a mane of thick black and blond dreadlocks that stuck out in every direction.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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