tousled

Example Sentences

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This is not a tale where the heroine’s acceptable aesthetics are revealed by her removing her glasses or allowing her tousled waves to tumble out of a tightly pinned hairdo.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Even today, Maddell does his best to keep his identity hidden, permanently hiding his face behind his tousled, neon pink fringe.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

There are tousled children in thick wool sweaters and copper pots hanging from the ceiling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The 1920s had found a superstar, who with her tousled hair, leather jacket, scarf and khakis, buoyed the world through the Depression.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Even his wing-shaped eyebrows were rough and tousled.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers