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Recent Examples of ducktailFor the road variant, the F1 GTR Longtail ditched the rear wing, leaving an integrated ducktail spoiler off the engine cover.—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025 Inspired by Ettore Bugatti’s favorite horse, the Brouillard incorporates a central spine, ducktail rear wing, and a custom tartan interior executed with meticulous craftsmanship.—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 The coupe was a relatively recent addition to the normal GV80 SUV, sacrificing a little volume at the back for a rakish ducktail rear end.—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025 At the back, there's a massive diffuser and a projecting ducktail spoiler.—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ducktail
Jarrett dressed up as Lark Voorhies' fashionista character Lisa Turtle, donning a neon green number and scrunchie hairstyle.
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Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
According to Ratanaruang, Miike even insisted on a specific hairstyle, the Punch Pama, a tight cropped perm popular amongst underworld elements in the 1970s.
Ideal for anyone with a bob, the style allows the hair to be shaped into a romantic coiffure with shorter layers becoming part of an ornamental bun.
Make-up artist Nina Park complemented the hair look with a delicate helping of blusher over the star’s cheeks and down the bridge of her nose.
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Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
His hair is the kind of shaggy that suggests abject neglect more than overpriced Hollywood coiffure.
Glitter’s matching hair was pulled into a tall pompadour; only two front pieces hanging out on the sides of the face.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
The new Camaro’s fierce-looking body comprises acres of metal, a front end that comes to a point as sharp as the back of Brian Setzer’s pompadour, three needless but snappy trim lines forward of the rear quarter panels and a non-functioning hood scoop.
While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.
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Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.
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Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
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