Examples of spit curl in a Sentence
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The brand discipline is punishing; in David Rockwell’s scenic design, even the proscenium has spit curls.
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Jesse Green,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
The ‘90s never left—thin brows, grey-ige makeup, spit curls—finding cool-toned neutral glamor at Dolce & Gabanna, Casablanca, and KNWLS.
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India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2024
His piercing eyes surveyed his audience from beneath a ginger spit curl.
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James Sullivan,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 Aug. 2023
Brandon Routh just missed the superhero movie boom by a spit curl.
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David Betancourt,
Washington Post,
9 Dec. 2019
The hair was short, combed forward, and arranged in sort of spit curls around the temples.
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Michael Lindsay-Hogg,
Town & Country,
22 Aug. 2013
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Jesse Green,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
The ‘90s never left—thin brows, grey-ige makeup, spit curls—finding cool-toned neutral glamor at Dolce & Gabanna, Casablanca, and KNWLS.
—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2024
His piercing eyes surveyed his audience from beneath a ginger spit curl.
—
James Sullivan,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 Aug. 2023
Brandon Routh just missed the superhero movie boom by a spit curl.
—
David Betancourt,
Washington Post,
9 Dec. 2019
The hair was short, combed forward, and arranged in sort of spit curls around the temples.
—
Michael Lindsay-Hogg,
Town & Country,
22 Aug. 2013
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“Spit curl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spit%20curl. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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