How to Use bouffant in a Sentence

bouffant

adjective
  • From bouffant to mock turtleneck collar to light pastel shade.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2017
  • The body of her bouffant hair was parted over the left side of her head, with pieces tickling the top of her forehead.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • Day fully committed to this retro suit-dress, from her bouffant to her matching, classic red lip.
    — Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Flipping back to the 1960s, Ross’ bouffant wig was never not teased or set.
    — Essence, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The bouffant style belongs to the hair trends of the 1950s and 1960s.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Known for her bouffant coifs, Warwick’s hair has long been a part of her beauty DNA.
    — Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Jackie was resplendent in an ivory silk portrait-neckline dress with a bouffant skirt designed by Ann Lowe.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2017
  • From bouffant to beehive, and everything in between, here are Jackie O’s best hair moments of all time.
    — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 23 June 2017
  • For her nuptials, Jackie wore an ivory silk taffeta gown with a portrait neckline and bouffant skirt, which was designed by Ann Lowe.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • She’s never seen without a perfectly teased and backcombed bouffant — on the red carpet, at dinner parties, or on TV.
    — Samantha Lee, The Cut, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Dressed in a collarless leather jacket, Hadid opted for a shiny black headband, which brushed her dirty blond hair off her forehead and into a bouffant bump on the crown of her head.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Kim’s short and pudgy father Kim Jong Il was reported to have favored platform shoes and a bouffant hairstyle to appear taller.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2018
  • The birthday girl also exuded ’90s vibes with her voluminous bouffant hairstyle and smoky black eye makeup.
    — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Idomeneo himself appears as a park ranger, complete with Greek motifs on his shorts, while other cast members parade in sailor outfits and bouffant hairdos.
    — Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
  • But compared with the turbans, kimonos, fishnet masks, leather harnesses and bouffant wigs he's paraded on red carpets, today's threads are subdued.
    — Amy Nicholson, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2018
  • Meet Baby Chanco, a seventh-month-old infant who is entering social media fame, thanks to her bouffant-level hair.
    — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 25 July 2018
  • Anderon’s longtime collaborator John Nollet swept her icy-blonde hair into a chic chignon with a deep side part, inspired by a modern take on a bouffant style.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Penelope Cruz has embraced the artfully overgrown bang for years and this Chanel-ready styling — replete with bouffant and black ribbon — relies on the fringe for its flirty finish.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The first flavor, Queen Charlotte Sponge Cake, combines the luxurious fluffiness of the queen’s bouffant hair with the silkiness of her gowns.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • While the plot delves into deeper issues of addiction, depression and drama, the wardrobe of the leading ladies features a pastel palette, mini skirts, '60s bouffant hair and baby doll dresses.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Jan. 2015
  • Ella Purnell wore the same Rabanne gown to the 2024 Emmys, teaming it with bouffant curls, a burgundy lip and a similar pair of silver heels.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Thanks to Giannetos and a kit full of Kérastase products, the actress transformed into a modern-day Marilyn Monroe — bouffant curls, side part and all.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
  • Would traditionalist rock fans respond to Bono’s propensity for puffy white shirts, bouffant hair and passionate, wade-into-the-crowd, loaves-and-fishes theatricality?
    — Cary Darling, star-telegram.com, 22 May 2017
  • The Kardashians star most recently hit the holiday party circuit in a similar peekaboo bra and bouffant with headband combo back in December.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
  • This notion of Trump as a drag queen is a common punch line, thanks not only to his Technicolor tan, bouffant hair, and love of insults, but also to his exaggerated display of masculinity.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 16 May 2017
  • Among the sparkling gowns and bouffant wigs are a still-growing selection from Heklina’s own collection, donated in the past year by the performer’s close friend and executor Nancy French.
    — Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Margo paints her skin alien blue, dons an orange bouffant wig and skimpy silver ensemble, and names her character Hungry Ghost, reclaiming an allusion from one of Mark’s purple poems.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But Kendall switched things up for her latest Instagram snapshots, instead giving flashes of '60s style cues like a beehive/bouffant updo, as well as cute leopard print and gingham intimates.
    — Lilian Min, Cosmopolitan, 22 June 2017
  • Eustis has cast Caesar, played by Gregg Henry in a bouffant blond wig, as Trump—vulgar, contradictory, self-regarding, and overweening.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 7 June 2017
  • The film honors Rose Marie’s devotion to her big-band musician husband, Bobby Guy, whose early death is the reason a black ribbon routinely is part of her trademark bouffant hairstyle.
    — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2017

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