How to Use comb in a Sentence

comb

1 of 2 noun

• What are the best beard combs to buy?
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
• The little comb makes putting brows in place a cinch.
  — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
• 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
• Her veil was secured with a comb where her hair was fastened.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
• The teasing comb is this ponytail's best friend.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
• My mother says nothing and keeps the comb trundling across my scalp.
  — Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
• For besties with short hair, there are textured comb overs and updos.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
• Use a knife to cut out the body and a pencil to lightly trace the comb.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
• The bun provides an easy grip for a veil’s comb to be cleanly tucked away.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
• Barbers wandered away from their combs.
  — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
• Work a small amount of no-rinse shampoo into your hair and brush through with a comb.
  — New York Times, 14 June 2022
• Once all sections are curled, rake a wide-tooth comb through hair for a fluffy finish.
  — Amber Kallor, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
• 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 best results, comb or brush out your hair before and then run the tool through your hair.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 28 Sep. 2022
• Good luck trying to do that with a hairbrush or even a mustache comb.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
• Luckily, a fin comb can take care of this issue.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
• This wide tooth water-resistant comb is just made out of any wood.
  — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 22 Nov. 2022
• Customers get free beer, candy and combs come with every cut.
  — Jillian Mueller, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Now's the time to look over the situation with a fine-toothed comb.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 1 July 2023
• Someone looking for a more high-end scalp massager, such as a jade comb.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
• No more struggling with a brush or comb that gets stuck in those stubborn tangles!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• As a teenager, one stylist even let a piping hot pressing comb sear her scalp.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2023
• Use a rat-tail comb to part the mohawk section of your hair down the middle.
  — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
• The sound was reedy and sparse, like somebody scraping a penny across a hair comb.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2023
• Brush your pet with a flea comb regularly.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
• Many of the roosters’ combs and wattles were cut off and some had injuries on their claws.
  — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
• But lately, certain relics—tallow, bay rum, horn combs—have crept back in.
  — Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
• Wright loves low Afro haircuts, comb coils, as well as wash-and-gos, for short and fine hair.
  — Ashley Alese Edwards, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
• 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
• Ferns' green, comb-like fronds soften coleus' bold patterns and vivid colors.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 May 2026

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.
• But there is a lot to comb through in the moment.
  — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• The profile of those who comb through garbage has changed as well.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
• So, be sure to shower, comb your hair, and put on a clean shirt.
  — Brad Mislow, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
• Simply add a few pumps to your hands, then comb it through damp or dry hair.
  — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
• Some people combed the beach to find debris.
  — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
• His hair was combed back in a sleek updo with some volume up top.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
• Every game will be combed through for tips, not just the losses.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• Her dark hair swept over the right side of her head with curls combed down over her shoulder.
  — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
• Searchers combed the area on foot and by helicopter and trapped four bears.
  — Emily Wanderer, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
• Searchers combed the area on foot and by helicopter and trapped four bears.
  — Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
• Before school, her mom combed her hair and set it into pony tails.
  — Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
• Iwamasa wore a charcoal-gray suit, with his long white hair combed back.
  — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
• There’s the distinctive blond tuft, combed over.
  — Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 28 May 2026
• Ilett has been combing the schedule.
  — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
• This wave type is easy to comb and requires a minimal amount of styling.
  — Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2023
• Four auditors were hired to join the police force and comb through footage.
  — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
• Teams of searchers combed the shoreline on foot and in inflatable boats.
  — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
• Her mother insisted her hair be combed, her face washed, tier clothes pressed.
  — Stephanie Mansfield, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
• But one particular area, near the crime scene, still needs to be combed over.
  — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
• Here, Swift’s hair is pinned in a half up, half down style, with bangs combed every which way.
  — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
• Chenoweth dug deep for clues, combing through film from Walker’s younger days.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 June 2026
• One hand is on the man’s waist, his dark hair is combed back and his gaze is fixed to the side, a smile on his face.
  — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2025
• For some subjects, that means combing an archive.
  — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
• Scores of planes combed the coast and the sea for many days after the weather cleared, but the search was in vain.
  — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
• The host's hair was styled in his usual gelled-up 'do, combed up in the front and partly off to the side.
  — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
• Use fingers to massage the product into the scalp, then comb it through the hair.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
• Enea combed through the archives of local papers for news of its whereabouts.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023