How to Use coiffure in a Sentence

coiffure

noun
  • Maybe my eyes just drifted to his coiffure since there wasn’t a lot of cha cha to enjoy.
    — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The mogul even walked the carpet with hair slicked back, perhaps as an homage to Elvis’ coiffure.
    — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 30 May 2022
  • This need not be a burly bully who sizes up wardrobes and coiffures to decide who would best decorate your party.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Consider Snake Bait, whose coiffure consists of a trio of vipers.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Along with Weir’s coiffure, the breakout star at Pyeongchang has been Liz Swaney.
    — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Feb. 2018
  • On the plus side, Carlson, at his wife's urging, can now get a haircut since his lucky coiffure has run out of magic.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Rihanna wasn't the only attendee bringing her coiffure A-game.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The musicians’ hair have been done up in era-appropriate ringlet-featuring coiffures.
    — Amos Barshad, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • His hair is the kind of shaggy that suggests abject neglect more than overpriced Hollywood coiffure.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Like a wry little echo chamber, the curls of paper showcase curls of hair in the same spectrum of tones common to both coiffures and photographic prints.
    — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, 9 July 2019
  • Her youthful style had given way to matronly suits, sensible shoes, quaint hats and an immutable, immovable gray coiffure.
    — Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • And while the dress and coiffure combined to create a sense of sleek opulence, the makeup took the look to levels positively regal.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Here, the legendary coiffure provides an inside look at the inspiration behind each of his sculptural creations.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 20 July 2017
  • The images of hands praying over the President's distinctive coiffure caught fire on social media.
    — Daniel Burke, CNN, 13 July 2017
  • Blending in, however, turned out to be a whole lot harder than my coiffure choices and a tolerance for bathrooms devoid of toilet paper.
    — Sara Lieberman, Allure, 21 Mar. 2018
  • In contrast, Farquaad’s primped coiffure and rosy cheeks emphasize his bourgeois attitude.
    — Julia Gordon, Orange County Register, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Adele Scalia, who grew up in the tropics, said good hair days for her curly coiffure help make a normal Washington winter tolerable.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2019
  • While such glowing self-assuredness is the ultimate goal of any fresh coiffure, the issues of race and culture that weigh on hair like a tacky pomade don’t just vanish with a good shampoo.
    — Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com, 5 July 2018
  • The super stepped out on the pink carpet with her usual shoulder-skimming style switched for a shellacked coiffure, chic enough to seamlessly subvert all the extra above-neck moments.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 7 May 2019
  • Bolt, in a blazer and black pants, hair styled in a boyish coiffure, was escorting an A-list celebrity through the tower’s subterranean corridors.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
  • In Xinjiang, Chen wore his thin, jet-black hair in a precise coiffure, and travelled with a security detail brought with him from Tibet.
    — David Remnic, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Sanchez appears quite intrigued with Soto’s coiffure, Soto with the shirtless Sanchez’s svelte midsection.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2020
  • And for Vogue's December cover story, Styles emerges from a cyclonic year with a sleek coiffure, a style as unruffled as the star himself seems to be.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The Patterson Park resident used to decorate her hair with bee pins up the side, adding hairpieces to make her coiffure cascade several inches from her head.
    — Brittany Britto, baltimoresun.com, 1 June 2017
  • Though this could pose challenges to the president’s security and coiffure, that’s what extra Secret Service (and stylist) details are for.
    — Steve Irsay, Orange County Register, 31 Mar. 2017
  • At the top, take note of the bas-reliefs of dancing girls, each with a different and complicated coiffure, and then head over to the windows for some pictures of the landscape, still mostly tourist-less at this hour.
    — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The star himself is known for not being afraid to look a bit tousled with his coiffure, which is why Potion No 1 complements his wavy soft hair rather well to nail a slightly unruly, disheveled look.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 11 Jan. 2023
  • His attention to coiffure, Anthony Bailey points out, was exceptional.
    — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • That antagonist was played by actress Selena Gomez, who appeared in a black wig and dark makeup that some said was quite similar to Perry’s coiffure and look at the time.
    — Michael Gold, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2018
  • The video for the song stars Lyngstad running through downtown Stockholm, dropping into shops, and generally acting frantic with a crazy raspberry-rinse coiffure.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022

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