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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Her long blonde hair is in a ponytail.
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Close appears to have been using the All’s Fair Paris premiere red carpet for reference, hence Nash-Betts’s hat and Kardashian’s ponytail.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
The popstar wore a white and blue dress with hot pink hair styled in two ponytails.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Her gown was a glittering mass of gold fabric, and her hair cascaded into a ponytail that ran the length of the dress.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Close appears to have been using the All’s Fair Paris premiere red carpet for reference, hence Nash-Betts’s hat and Kardashian’s ponytail.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
The popstar wore a white and blue dress with hot pink hair styled in two ponytails.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Her gown was a glittering mass of gold fabric, and her hair cascaded into a ponytail that ran the length of the dress.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 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 14 Nov. 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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