tousle

Example Sentences

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“She has expensive taste,” Nelson laughed, kneeling down to tousle Sadie’s fur.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

"You tousle its mane and pull its ears, but all the time you’re thinking, those claws, those claws, those claws."

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

“The younger generation is interested in rollers to style their hair because they can tousle it to look modern and sophisticated,” he said.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2021

With his Little Prince notebook and his 2am tousle, he could still pass for a student, even at 42, with a shelf full of silverware.

From The Guardian • May 10, 2019

On the porch again, he kisses me and pants as I tousle his ears.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen