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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But publicly, Broncos head coach Sean Payton treated news of Justin Herbert’s Sunday absence with a waved hand and a shrug.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
1 Jan. 2026
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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
Verb
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As Los Angeles tweaked its coverage plan, the Pats’ pass protection simultaneously improved, which allowed Maye to finish 11-of-14 for 173 yards and a touchdown after halftime.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas has tweaked its tax code so that NIL income is tax-exempt as an incentive to induce athletes to sign at the University of Arkansas or other in-state schools.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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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There was a blanket folded on the couch, and papers and books chaotically piled on a coffee table and a desk.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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To remedy this, Malone encourages people to keep only pajamas, workout attire, and underwear folded in drawers.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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From Kendrick Lamar’s bootcut jeans to Alexander Skarsgård’s kinky Pillion press tour looks, last year laid the groundwork for experimentation in a market that’s famously slower and less trend driven than women’s fashion.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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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 19 Jan. 2026.
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