How to Use comb in a Sentence

comb

1 of 2 noun

• Use a knife to cut out the body and a pencil to lightly trace the comb.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
• Just add short white gym shorts—and don't forget the comb!
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 25 Oct. 2022
• One of them, a Grey, Jack said, had black wings, a white neck and a straight red comb.
  — Oliver Whang Andres Serrano, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
• As the comb moved down and the tangles intensified, so did the stress on the scalp.
  — Douglas Belkin, WSJ, 2 May 2022
• Pair with your fav, tried and true edge control, and use the comb side to shape your edges and the brush to smooth them.
  — Essence, 23 June 2022
• Fluff up your hair and tease it with a comb to mimic the hair styles from back then.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 24 May 2022
• Now's the time to look over the situation with a fine-toothed comb.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 1 July 2023
• Crew samples a piece of the fallen comb and gives his mom a big thumbs up.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• If needed, use a wool comb or slicker brush to brush out and fluff up the rug's fibers.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022
• For a more durable comb, use the etching technique to remove skin but keep the flesh, like the bee shapes.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2023
• My mother gathered up all the combs in the house and flung them into a trash bag, along with the medicine.
  — Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• Work a small amount of no-rinse shampoo into your hair and brush through with a comb.
  — New York Times, 14 June 2022
• The tiny comb at the bottom helps detangle and polish and stray hairs.
  — Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 6 Oct. 2022
• The sound was reedy and sparse, like somebody scraping a penny across a hair comb.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2023
• For best results, comb or brush out your hair before and then run the tool through your hair.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 28 Sep. 2022
• For besties with short hair, there are textured comb overs and updos.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
• Once all sections are curled, rake a wide-tooth comb through hair for a fluffy finish.
  — Amber Kallor, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
• Good luck trying to do that with a hairbrush or even a mustache comb.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
• The roosters a bit tougher to keep, again the straight comb is susceptible to freezing.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Jan. 2023
• The set includes one satin curler, claw clip, detangling brush, hair scrunchies, and a wide-toothed comb.
  — Talia Connor, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2023
• An extremely fine-toothed comb, on the other hand, is not.
  — Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
• Then use flat clips or the end of the sectioning comb to define your waves for added drama.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
• Then, use the slicker brush or wool comb to gently brush out the knotted section.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022
• Someone looking for a more high-end scalp massager, such as a jade comb.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
• The best way to prep your hair before braids is to detangle it with a wide-tooth comb and use a blow dryer.
  — Akili King, Essence, 17 Jan. 2024
• As a teenager, one stylist even let a piping hot pressing comb sear her scalp.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2023
• No more struggling with a brush or comb that gets stuck in those stubborn tangles!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• Use the scalloped side of the comb to gently massage the scalp in light, circular motions.
  — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
• With a heated curler, a comb, and a spoolie, your lashes will look fab forever.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 9 Sep. 2022
• Lastly, the finishing comb takes care of any remaining knots that might have been missed and gives the fur a shiny, smooth look.
  — Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com, 1 June 2022

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comb

2 of 2 verb

• We combed the beach for shells.
• He combed back his hair.
• The wool is combed before being spun into yarn.
• The profile of those who comb through garbage has changed as well.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
• In the 1989 film, Ariel combs her hair with a fork at the prince's dining table.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 May 2023
• So, be sure to shower, comb your hair, and put on a clean shirt.
  — Brad Mislow, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
• Every game will be combed through for tips, not just the losses.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• Use fingers to massage the product into the scalp, then comb it through the hair.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
• The bristles are still flexible and come in two lengths: The longer ones reach the scalp, while the shorter ones comb through the hair.
  — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
• Four auditors were hired to join the police force and comb through footage.
  — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
• Spray it with some WD-40, then gently comb and rinse to remove it.
  — Nina Derwin, Redbook, 15 May 2023
• His hair was combed back in a sleek updo with some volume up top.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
• Divers are also combing the coastal waters off of the city.
  — Yousef Mourad, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2023
• This wave type is easy to comb and requires a minimal amount of styling.
  — Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2023
• Many of those in Gaza eagerly combed the list of a few hundred names able to leave the region.
  — Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
• Enea combed through the archives of local papers for news of its whereabouts.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Your journey is personal, of course, so comb the Bankrate study for the lifestyle metrics that mean the most to you.
  — Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
• Mendenhall likes to comb the beach for artifacts to add to the collection.
  — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
• Just before the president arrived, a man picked through the wreckage, bent over to comb through the debris.
  — CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
• If hair was long enough, it was combed back and neatly secured into the collars seen on the catwalk.
  — Lauren Murdoch-Smith, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2024
• Millions of dollars have been spent combing the depths for her Electra, to no avail.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Anna combed through notes from all of our shoe tests and used her own knowledge of the brand to compile this list of the best OluKai shoes for travelers.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2023
• Bids are surging past the $500 mark for the few copies available on Ebay — and fans are combing the shelves of European stores in the hopes of finding one.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
• The suspect is described as a white male with gray thinning hair combed to the back, according to police.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
• To start, take small sections of hair one section at a time, gently comb your hands through the section, and shake the ends instead of scrunching.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2024
• Bodifying Blow Dry Mousse combed from root to ends, followed by a round brush blowout.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 13 June 2023
• Another shows a wedding tradition in which the groom combs the bride’s hair.
  — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
• Deputies spent the day combing the lot and laying down evidence markers on the concrete.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
• Rescue crews spent hours combing through the wreckage, listening for the calls of survivors.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
• Ryan Murphy is done combing through Court TV archives to find his next true-crime subject.
  — Vulture, 1 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024