Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimped
Adjective
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The Australian actor debuted long retro sideburns and long dark wavy hair while telling the real-life story of a Neil Diamond tribute band in Song Sung Blue opposite Kate Hudson last year.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026 -
Lubeck, who has aquamarine eyes and long, wavy hair, cuts an ethereal figure, like an elven noble.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Some riders have gotten stuck between the gates CBS News New York cameras captured a woman with her head pinched between the gates.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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They are pinched into a bright, almost surgical nasality or burst loose into grand, sideways arcs, flaring out in a feral yelp.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Your paper should be creased into eight triangles.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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As a reporter asked Nix — still in full pads in the Broncos’ postgame locker room— about the sequence, a smile creased his face.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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As a helicopter carrying hostages to the Ichilov hospital flew overhead, crowds cheered, applauded and waved flags.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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The waved walls in Calce Romana serving as a shoe display are inspired by the unfolding of leather rolls and the facade of the Fendi footwear factory in Fermo, in Italy’s Marche region.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The story has slightly tweaked since then.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rojas tweaked his rib cage making the throw home, and was eventually removed from the game.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As fun as a shorter haircut can be, those with more wavy or frizzy hair may prefer to keep things a bit longer.—
Catharine Malzahn,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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This toiletry bag will turn me into a person who shows up at work events looking chic and composed, and not frizzy and sweaty!—
WIRED,
Wired News,
28 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As Nelson spoke, Rubio took the note back and folded it up before tucking it away.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Knitted garments are best stored folded to prevent stretching.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And, on the (freaky) flip-side, Alexander Skarsgård has shimmied on some kinky graphic vintage tees from South London retro shirt enclave Jerks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Dec. 2025
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Only founders who understand the fragile nuances between women and their strands, especially curly, kinky and coily ones, could create such items.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Crimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimped. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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