tousle
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"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
In 2015 he became the first actively campaigning presidential candidate to host “SNL”; a year later, in the heat of the general election, came the hair tousle heard ’round the world on “The Tonight Show.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2020
Late-night host Jimmy Fallon has tried to live down his famed hair tousle interview of the then-candidate Trump.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2020
Clamped atop a tousle of silver hair, he wore a Thug Life snapback cap, label left on.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2020
“This one’s my boy,” he said to Sophie and me, reaching up to tousle Francis’s hair.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
The man in this mug shot gets hives if he even thinks about loosening his tie; he passes out if someone tousles his hair.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2023
She’s a brunette with a slight frame who rarely tousles her hair or wears heavy eyeliner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Dune Beautiful people looking wistfully at each other across sweeping landscapes as the wind tousles their hair— the first few seconds of the Dune trailer almost feel like a perfume commercial.
From The Verge ● Jul. 24, 2021
Allen replies with a good-natured laugh and tousles the boy’s blond hair.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2017
Lenny even takes the meatloaf out of the oven for my mom and tousles Bryce’s hair when Bryce shows up to get his plate of meatloaf.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
With her distinctive husky voice, tousled mane of blonde hair and black eyeliner, Tyler was instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Do not worry about making them perfectly uniform; their slightly tousled edges are part of the charm.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Son’s hair got tousled and nobody wearing black and gold could stop smiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Expect to see a lot of pencil skirts, artfully tucked-in white button downs and tousled blond hair this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Her hair was tousled, as if from sleep, but there was nothing sleepy in her eyes.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
“Eighth grade isn’t so bad, is it, Son?” he said, tousling the boy’s hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Unlike oil-drum-style alternatives nearby, some had triangular tops with tiny, circular openings that would deter rummaging and prevent wind from tousling the garbage.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Then, yes, dude was snubbed, even after going on an apology tour for tousling Donald Trump’s hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2018
Sunny with a high of 70 and a tousling breeze.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2014
Mr. Benedict said with a fond smile, tousling her hair.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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