tousle

Example Sentences

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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

Then I reached over to tousle his hair and found it was completely wet.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2022

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

Clooney has crafted a fascinating exterior shell: the great clothes, the tousle of hair, the slash of red lipstick, the barrister wig.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2018

After I tousle my hair with the towel, I dry the rest of me and stand, wrapping the towel snuggly around me.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen