How to Use perm in a Sentence

perm

1 of 2 noun

• She got a perm last week.
• Wypipo will cry like their mama left the perm on their edges too long.
  — Chanté Griffin, The Root, 26 Oct. 2017
• Koko wears what appears to be a loose, curly perm with a wet finish.
  — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025
• Naturally wavy or curly hair holds perms longer than straight hair.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
• Her mother ran a salon out of their home, where most clients came for perms or up-dos for proms.
  — Lisa Desantis, Health.com, 25 July 2017
• Guests can even check out the actual hair pick Ross used to fluff his perm on the show.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2020
• One year my mom, my sister and me all got matching perms together.
  — Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 22 June 2017
• Neither woman has ever been caught dead in a short, curly Asian mom perm.
  — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2023
• That might look like dying your hair, adding gray extensions, clip-ins or getting a perm.
  — Akili King, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022
• Women began to chop off their straight hair, grow out their perms, and style their natural hair.
  — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 29 Jan. 2018
• Her medium-length black wig is styled into an ’80s power perm.
  — Morelli Brothers; Fashion Editor: Joanna Hillman, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2019
• Black women who had been avid perm users for years were big-chopping their hair and embracing their curls.
  — Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 23 Oct. 2022
• Because of this process, people also refer to the treatment as a brow perm.
  — Tori Crowther, Allure, 22 Sep. 2022
• Bailey explained that a lamination is like a perm for your brows.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 29 Aug. 2022
• Van Ness uses them to smooth hair down or to hold a perm or curl while hair finishes setting.
  — Susan Brickell, Health.com, 12 May 2020
• Emma Stone, actress and wearer of too many amazing hair looks to count, has a perm now.
  — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 1 Feb. 2018
• Nyong’o had no clue, however, of how demanding the upkeep of post-perm hair would be.
  — Blake Newby, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2018
• In the simplest terms, a lash lift is a perm for your lashes that shapes them into the perfect eye-opening curl.
  — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 8 July 2019
• Well, my mom had a really great '80s perm of different types.
  — Michelle Lee, Allure, 11 Nov. 2019
• Hazebrouck’s lips were enlarged and lowered, and his straight hair was given a Croce-style perm.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2022
• Compared to the classic wave, which feels beachy and relaxed, the bubble perm is not for the fainthearted.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 31 July 2023
• Sulfate-free products will also prolong the perm's results.
  — Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025
• Brie spent just 15 minutes in the glam trailer each morning thanks to an of-the-decade perm at the start of each season.
  — Taylore Glynn, Allure, 19 Aug. 2022
• For those wanting even more body, Destin says a modern perm can help add long-lasting texture to fine hair.
  — Amanda Le, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
• Randall got her first perm at seven years old and consistently relaxed her hair for nearly five decades.
  — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
• Can a Korean digital perm cause damage to your hair?
  — Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 18 Dec. 2025
• Staffing firms are doing more perm placement than ever before, always with the fee paid by the employer.
  — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2021
• Water will release the chemical hold of the perm, wilting your brows back to gravity's will.
  — Sable Yong, Allure, 4 May 2021
• To go with her new gal on the go lifestyle, she's chopped off her iconic perm in favor of a whimsical, shaggy pixie cut.
  — Meg Walters, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
• As anyone who’s had to grow out a bad perm or a too-short cut knows, hair goes through years-long phases of growth and rest, in which new hair comes in and then falls out.
  — Connie Chang, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2023

perm

2 of 2 verb

• She got her hair permed at the salon.
• And the – and Iran shouldn't be permed to just decide who gets through.
  — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
• This update allows users to perm any two from the four cameras in the handset.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
• By a young age, Black girls are already perming [relaxing] their hair.
  — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• My best friend decided to stop perming [relaxing] her hair, and we were joined at the hip.
  — As Told To Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2023
• Her makeup is neutral, tasteful, and perfect; her hair is short, brown, and permed.
  — Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
• By the end of the week, residents in Georgia will be able to get their hair permed and nails done.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2020
• Whether Moore’s strands are banged, bobbed, buzzed, permed or waved, she will always be known for her long, jet-black hair.
  — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
• At one point, Shelton asked a friend to perm his long hair, according to the article.
  — Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2020
• Notes Marjan, synthetic extensions should not be permed or heat styled.
  — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
• In Nebraska, can a parent without a proper license perm their child’s hair?
  — Carolyn Kellogg, latimes.com, 23 Sep. 2017
• That's why most salons won't perm lightened hair, because it's already damaged from color treatments.
  — Erin Reimel, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2019
• But somewhere between washing and conditioning, my virgin hair had been permed.
  — Valerie Butler, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
• Whitney Eaddy’s was no different as the then 19-year-old had been wearing permed hair since the age of two.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 3 Oct. 2019
• Clients spend up to $3,800 per year on toupee management, with Cheney custom dying and perming their hair pieces.
  — Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023
• Camila Cabello's long, beachy curls and a piece-y curtain fringe have become her signature look since perming her naturally-straight hair.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 5 Feb. 2020
• Avoid hot oil treatments, home coloring, perming, chemical straightening, and relaxing.
  — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
• Hair was permed and teased-out, blush was blindingly bright and angled on sharply, eye shadow was contoured, and mascara was coated on with a heavy hand — and all of these together would have constituted a look.
  — Hannah Morrill, Allure, 16 Feb. 2018
• In fact, between talking about haircuts and cold waves — a technique being taught to perm hair that uses a cold chemical wash over rollers — many took the opportunity to share their more-pressing concerns with us.
  — refinery29.com, 2 June 2018
• Wilson grew his own beard, and hair department head Kekepania Vasquez-Tamali'i and her staff fitted the actor with six versions of the same wig, which were permed and also dyed to match Wilson's facial hair.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
• The 60-year-old had permed her hair every six weeks for 30 years before realizing that chemically straightening her hair had become a time-consuming and self-imposed obligation.
  — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026