Examples of perm in a Sentence
Noun
She got a perm last week.
Verb
She got her hair permed at the salon.
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Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
For those wanting even more body, Destin says a modern perm can help add long-lasting texture to fine hair.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
Her advice is to never dye your hair at the same time as perming it, and to leave enough time for the hair to recover between the two processes.
—Davide Bussi, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2026
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Noun
This time, my eyes slid to the fresh silver polish on her fingernails, her cascading perm thick but without any undergrowth, and those eyes darting from me to the cop, glistening as if on the verge of pouring.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
For those wanting even more body, Destin says a modern perm can help add long-lasting texture to fine hair.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
The most common culprits include chemical treatments and exposure (think blow-drying, heat-styling, perming, keratin treatments, bleaching, and all types of hair coloring), drying or stripping hair products, and infrequent haircuts.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
Her advice is to never dye your hair at the same time as perming it, and to leave enough time for the hair to recover between the two processes.
—Davide Bussi, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Perm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perm. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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perm
1 of 2 nounperm
2 of 2 verb
: to give (hair) a permanent
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