How to Use tendril in a Sentence

tendril

noun
  • A few tendrils of hair framed her face.
  • Plants grow as long vines, with curly tendrils and large, lobed leaves.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • Plants grow as long vines, with curly tendrils and large, lobed leaves.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
  • Markle wore her hair in a low chignon with face-framing tendrils.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Oct. 2018
  • Parted at the side, one hair tendril is left out and frames her face.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Michelle wore her braids in a low pony with loose tendrils framing the face.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Roses do not have tendrils, so they must be tied to the arbor.
    — Fran Donegan, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2017
  • Most of the rest form a single shape coming off it, like a tendril.
    — Quanta Magazine, 19 Feb. 2020
  • In era, one who wears her hair in tendrils and her power lightly.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
  • In era, one who wears her hair in tendrils and her power lightly.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
  • When those tendrils come out of his arm, that is really gross.
    — Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Goss felt the first tendrils of panic creeping up his throat.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • But a week later, most of my herbs had turned to withered tendrils.
    — Paige Curtis, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Curl green pipe cleaners to form tendrils and wrap around the handle.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Her hair was a frizzy mess with curly and wavy tendrils poking out at random.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 30 Oct. 2023
  • With a little coaxing, the pea tendrils will take to the twine just fine.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Pour milk in coffee, and the eddies and tendrils of white soon fade to brown.
    — Wired, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Pea shoots are the delicate leaves, stems and tendrils of the snow pea plant.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • Lamb carpaccio with morels, green garlic and pea tendrils in spring.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Sprinkle in the mint, pea tendrils, and vinaigrette and toss to dress.
    — Philly.com, 1 June 2017
  • The singer wore her blonde hair in a ponytail with loose tendrils framing her face.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • Kylie wore her hair in an updo with a side part and left one long face-framing tendril.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 16 May 2022
  • There’s prairie smoke, with crimson buds that expel puffs of wispy seed tendrils.
    — New York Times, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The second shows the entire globe with the oceans topped by swirling white tendrils of clouds.
    — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The second shows the entire globe with the oceans topped by swirling white tendrils of clouds.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Jenner wore her hair in a bun at the crown of her head, with two tendrils framing her face.
    — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 4 June 2018
  • Two tendrils were pulled out on either side to frame her face and show off those warm blonde highlights.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Her head was like a sack of cobwebs with little tendrils of hair hanging out.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Make sure the hair on the sides (other than the tendrils) on the second pony are drawn tight and sleek.
    — Donna Freydkin, Allure, 11 Sep. 2017
  • To finish, Gomez pulled out two slim tendrils to frame her face on either side.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 Mar. 2026

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