shoulder-length

adjective

of a person's hair
: reaching the shoulders

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Police said the suspect is described as a mixed-race man who is about 30 years old with brown eyes, an average to muscular build, shoulder-length curly hair, a large nose, and sporting a mustache and beard. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025 The suspect was described as a mixed-race man in his 30s, with brown eyes, shoulder-length curly hair, a mustache, beard and an average-to-muscular build. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025 The 14-year-old is described as a 5-foot-4-inch, 130-pound girl with shoulder-length brown hair and a henna tattoo on her left forearm, police said. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 24 June 2025 Fast-forward to 2002, Rashad attended the American Film Institute Awards with her hair styled in loose, shoulder-length waves. Larry Stansbury, Essence, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for shoulder-length

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“Shoulder-length.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder-length. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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