scalp

Example Sentences

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“Claiming a top criminal scalp will not spare the government from a messy aftermath,” said Mora of the International Crisis Group.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

EEG systems are worn as caps covered with electrodes that record brain activity from the scalp.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

It was the biggest scalp of her burgeoning career and Serbian great Djokovic, who is 20 years her senior, had a hand in it.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

The faithful felt Hugo doth protest too much, and voted him out at the next opportunity, making the barrister their first traitor scalp.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

I can feel it curling, lifting from my scalp, encasing my head in a wide, frizzy helmet.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam