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Recent Examples of pigtailWith her signature pink pigtails, Abby is the daughter of the Fairy Godmother and shares a close bond with Rosita on Sesame Street.—Casey Clark, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025 His hair was unfinished: one side in braids, the other a pigtail.—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025 Her hair in little pigtails, a little yellow sundress.—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025 The actress also wore a retro bouffant with pigtails, channeling ’60s style icon Brigitte Bardot.—Hannah Malach, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pigtail
Styling tips to minimize damage to your hair include:
Avoid continuously wearing hairstyles such as tight ponytails, hair extensions, braids, and cornrows, which cause tension and could lead to hair loss.
—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
22 Apr. 2025
Thompson and Murphy wore matching beige jumpsuits, with Thompson wearing a durag and Murphy with half-finished cornrows.
The following year, Jaden hit the museum solo while notably carrying a bundle of his own blonde dreadlocks.
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Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
6 May 2025
Momoa is currently filming his role in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Lobo, a hardcore, motorcycle jacket-sporting motormouth who serves as a galactic bounty hunter with dreadlocks.
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