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Recent Examples of curlyBig curly cuts, bold afros, tight fades, shaggy layers, or a sharp bob—that’s my zone.—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025 The natural movement of wavy and curly hair can also play up the cut’s textured, undone vibe, Timperley notes.—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025 Manfred may have goofy-looking curly blonde hair, but Mikkelsen portrays him as strong-willed and devoted to his brother, with a dignified stiffness that is both poignant and unsentimental.—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025 The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway.—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curly
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wavy
Adjective
The open air feeling inside Palm Tree Club KC revolves around a blue fusion quartzite bar encasing a wavy bar-to-ceiling backbar acting as the spiral centerpiece for the entire space.
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Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
She was stunningly draped in a tan Harith Hashim ensemble, the wavy silhouette of which contrasted with how Andrew Fitzsimons styled her hair perfectly straight.
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