How to Use big hair in a Sentence

big hair

noun
  • Come for the big hair and bell bottoms, stay for the light misandry.
    — Vogue, 12 Feb. 2019
  • Her big hair, glitzy outfits and quick wit keep patrons on their toes.
    — Andrew Davis, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Big sounds, big bands, big clothes, and — perhaps biggest of all — big hair!
    — John Russell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The verdict is in, and big hair is back and better than ever.
    — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Another way to achieve bigger hair is with two-strand twists.
    — Shammara Lawrence, Allure, 10 Sep. 2018
  • Cowgirl hats, boots, and big hair were a big part of her personal style.
    — Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The '80s were a great time to have big hair, as Brooke can attest.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • For most of us, dyeing your hair one shade darker and cropping off half an inch feels like a big hair change.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 5 Dec. 2019
  • If strong or big hair is because of steroid use then suspend the 1980s.
    — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 5 July 2021
  • There's big hair, then there's the hair at Valentino's latest couture show.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 July 2018
  • And the 80s are tough, because the 80s are big hair and neon colors.
    — Eric Johnson, Recode, 1 Nov. 2018
  • Ann Wilson of the band Heart is reflecting on her big hair days.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man’s rise to the top of the criminal pile.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
  • For the occasion, the actress went for a classic look, with a knee-length skirt, black top, and big hair.
    — Lauren Lieberman, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023
  • There's the neon fashions, big hair, big shoulders and day-glo everything — and that's just the clothes.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2022
  • And then the ending features her transformation, with big hair and skintight black clothes.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Is there a photo that captures the big hair of the '80s more perfectly?
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Perhaps to the big hair and booming music scene of the 1980s?
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 18 May 2021
  • Since the decade of big hair and neon fashion, a New Jersey man has been trying his luck.
    — Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Serena, with a big hair bow and baby-blue two-piece, marches back and forth across the villa to hash it out.
    — Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
  • And the image of a cheerleader [with big hair] kind of grew and became a trademark image.
    — Keith Trumbo, Allure, 16 Feb. 2018
  • From the big hair to the big guest list, revisit some of the wedding day's memorable moments.
    — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The next scene will be set on Halloween in the 1980s, with big hair and bold fashion.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • Pete Burns – always with big hair, full makeup and drag, whatever the time of day or night.
    — Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2021
  • But one of the most popular ways to wear big hair back then — crimped — was perhaps the one way Parton didn't wear her hair.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 29 June 2023
  • There's big hair—and then there's the hair seen on the pre-fall2019 Versace runway last night.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Dec. 2018
  • Fashion in the ’80s was characterized by big shoulders, big hair, and a whole lot of bling.
    — Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Dayne’s music career took off in the ‘80s, which is a time period known for neon fashion and big hair.
    — Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 11 Nov. 2020
  • This '80s tale of big hair and even bigger melodrama is three decades old on June 28.
    — Drew MacKie, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The '80s were defined by big hair, bold style, and over-the-top personality.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023

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