How to Use hair in a Sentence

hair

noun
  • He won the race by a hair.
  • He was a hair off on the count.
  • The hair on her arms is blond.
  • He has a thick head of hair.
  • He has a lot of hair on his chest.
  • He plucked a hair from his arm.
  • He got his hair cut last week.
  • There are dog hairs all over my coat.
  • Will my hair smell like onions?
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Thin hair tends to have wispy ends.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • There is this change with her hair.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Her hair was scalped from her head.
    — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And my hair is very, very frizzy.
    — Eden Stuart, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2026
  • And most of them start with long hair!
    — Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Bleach can cause your hair to break off.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • What are the best bobs for thin hair?
    — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Take care of your hair from day to night.
    — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Take care of your hair from day to night.
    — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Take care of your hair from day to night.
    — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Take care of your hair from day to night.
    — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This can be used on damp or dry hair.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • If hair is way too light, see a pro.
    — Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
  • What does the red hair mean for this era?
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The hair and the smell of the dog will linger.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
  • No one tells me how my hair is gonna be.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Smooth, silky, frizz-free hair that looks so rich.
    — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
  • If that doesn't do the trick, rinse hair with ketchup.
    — Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Watch this video to see how to clean your hair tools.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The long hair of their youth is now gone, chopped away.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The pieces of hair were straighter with a slight beachy wave.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2023

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