How to Use hairline in a Sentence

hairline

noun
  • The plate had a hairline running across it.
  • He has a receding hairline.
  • All that hairline stuff, cut it out.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • But, her full hairline didn’t stand alone.
    — Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The rash tends to start at the hairline and spread down the body.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Check frames for chips, rust spots, hairline cracks, or loose joints.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
  • It can be used along the scalp, hairline, and part lines—not just the face.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Tiny bumps along the hairline or base of braids are warning signs.
    — Donnetta Monk, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
  • This is more than just a slight hairline fracture that will heal on its own.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Beads of sweat dampened her hairline.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • That led to a hairline fracture of his hamate bone in his left hand.
    — oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Sometimes hair oil can clog the pores in the areas around your hairline.
    — Janell M. Hickman, Seventeen, 23 May 2017
  • The giveaway is a hairline that looks too perfect, too good to be true.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The figure’s full hairline earned a wink from the father of three.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Tucker dealt with a hairline fracture in his right hand and left calf strain.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Customers take tracings of their heads and hairlines then send them to the team.
    — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Make sure to work some of the product into your hairline to avoid any harsh lines.
    — Victoria Rodriguez, Seventeen, 18 Apr. 2018
  • That extra step takes the hairline from okay to flawless.
    — Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Then, work quadrant by quadrant from the back of your head to your front hairline.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The shot was fairly close to her hairline, and her hair could have dislodged soot.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
  • My hairline looking fuller after just a few weeks.
    — Polly Blitzer, Allure, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Then, work quadrant by quadrant from the back of your head to your front hairline.
    — Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The rash usually starts as flat red spots on the face at the hairline and can spread down the body.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The rash usually starts as flat red spots on the face at the hairline and can spread down the body.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The rash usually starts as flat red spots on the face at the hairline and can spread down the body.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The rash usually starts as flat red spots on the face at the hairline and can spread down the body.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The rash usually starts as flat red spots on the face at the hairline and can spread down the body.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Measure about an inch back from the hairline and part your hair all the way down the side of your face from there.
    — Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 26 June 2020
  • Like the rest of the forehead area, your hairline may break out due to stress or poor sleep hygiene.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 17 June 2023
  • The telltale red rash that starts at the hairline follows a few days later.
    — Andy Marso, kansascity, 30 Mar. 2018

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