topknot

Example Sentences

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Haring limned his oval head, the topknot above a receding hairline, a pair of prominent ears and eyes staring out from behind black-rimmed eyeglasses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023

As I write this, I’m scooping my hair up into a damp topknot and contemplating fetching a fan from upstairs.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2022

His topknot had just been cut off as a forfeit for losing out on a challenge to a colleague at the direct sales company for which he worked in 2018.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2022

His facial features are soft; his hair is done up in a topknot.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

He complied but without enthusiasm and I riffled my fingers in his topknot and behind his ears the way he likes it.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck