1
: a small ring or circle
2
: curl
especially
: a long curl of hair
Examples of ringlet in a Sentence
a little girl with perfect, golden ringlets
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Beyoncé wore her hair down in ringlets and swiped on a bright red lipstick, tying everything together.
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
One photograph shows a young girl in a stiff pinafore, her hair twisted into ringlets and head tilted away from the sun.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2025
Smaller rollers create tight ringlet curls, while larger rollers produce looser, wavelike curls.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Princess Kate wore her long locks in cascading curls, and in a rare PDA snap of her and William, captured from the back, gave a full look at the romantic ringlets.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
One photograph shows a young girl in a stiff pinafore, her hair twisted into ringlets and head tilted away from the sun.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2025
Smaller rollers create tight ringlet curls, while larger rollers produce looser, wavelike curls.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Princess Kate wore her long locks in cascading curls, and in a rare PDA snap of her and William, captured from the back, gave a full look at the romantic ringlets.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ringlet
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“Ringlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringlet. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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ringlet
noun
ring·let
ˈriŋ-lət 
1
: a small ring or circle
2
: a long curl (as of hair)
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