shoulder-length

adjective

of a person's hair
: reaching the shoulders

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Add fringe and lots of layers to create a shoulder-length shag everyone will want. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 July 2026 One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone. Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Downey was best known for her fiery red locks, but has worn a shoulder-length blonde hairstyle for her recent red carpet appearances. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Jarvaise, wearing black shades, his shoulder-length hair combed back, sits slouched at the lower center of Taylor’s glowing, yellow canvas. Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026 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 26 Jul. 2026.

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