ponytail
noun
po·ny·tail
ˈpō-nē-ˌtāl 
: a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled together and banded usually at the back of the head so as to resemble a pony's tail
Examples of ponytail in a Sentence
She usually wears her hair pulled back in a ponytail.
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The actress styled her hair in a ponytail with a piece left out to frame her face, and kept her makeup natural with winged eyeliner.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
North paired the dress with black chunky boots and had her electric blue hair tied back in ponytails for the event.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The 360 lace wraps front, back, and sides, meaning the entire outline of the unit is lace—giving the most natural scalp-like appearance possible, and freeing you to style high buns, ponytails, braids, or anything else that shows off a natural-looking nape.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
And beware, there are more spoilers in here than there are strands in DiCaprio’s ponytail.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
North paired the dress with black chunky boots and had her electric blue hair tied back in ponytails for the event.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The 360 lace wraps front, back, and sides, meaning the entire outline of the unit is lace—giving the most natural scalp-like appearance possible, and freeing you to style high buns, ponytails, braids, or anything else that shows off a natural-looking nape.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
And beware, there are more spoilers in here than there are strands in DiCaprio’s ponytail.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ponytail
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“Ponytail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ponytail. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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ponytail
noun
po·ny·tail
ˈpō-nē-ˌtāl
: a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled together and banded usually at the back of the head so as to resemble the tail of a pony
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