How to Use tress in a Sentence

tress

noun
  • Her dark tresses were styled in a sleek bun.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Her blonde tresses were styled in a side part.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Do it and find tanned blondes with beachy waves in their tresses.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 31 May 2017
  • To find out the best short style for your tress texture, read on here.
    — Carly Cardellino, Cosmopolitan, 25 Aug. 2017
  • When Megan wore the dress, her curly tresses were slicked back.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 May 2024
  • Gillies swapped her long tresses for an edgy pixie cut.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Then there are curl creams that help define curly and thick tresses.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
  • Lawrence wore her tresses down and behind her in a shiny blowout.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Both of them had their brunette tresses styled in half-updos.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Liv picked up part of her wavy tresses and left two long pieces in the front to frame her face.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Wigs of all colors and lengths, red curls, long blonde tresses, short and capped and black.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The bride left her blonde tresses falling in soft waves over her shoulders.
    — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2019
  • After all, the scent of spring's bloom is heavy in the air—why not opt for tresses to match?
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 7 May 2019
  • This medium-length cut uses fringe to part thick tresses.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • The result is an about-face from dry, brittle hair to soft, shiny tresses.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2024
  • And a few months later, all the girls are building bird’s nests in their tresses.
    — Anita Gates, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Here’s how to tailor your approach to achieve clean, healthy tresses.
    — Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • But while winter can be rough for your tresses, know that there’s relief in sight.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Her long blond tresses were styled in soft waves in an effortless half-up, half-down style.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 12 June 2024
  • Her blond tresses were pulled back into a tight bun held together by a large clip.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This is not the first time that Dove has been spotted with purple tresses.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 24 Sep. 2018
  • He could be seen in the picture applying bleach to her then-brunette tresses.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Blonde tresses get plenty of movement from a layered cut that frames the face.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • He could be seen in the picture applying bleach to her then-brunette tresses.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, opt for long layers or a blunt cut that will lend thickness to your tresses.
    — Audrey Noble, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Rest easy, his shoulder-length tresses remain.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • This time her blonde tresses were hanging, parted down the middle.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Her highlighted brunette tresses were styled in a middle part.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Her hair was styled with a soft wave, with her tresses cascading down her back and past her shoulders.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
  • After all, this is a short, blunt bob—so shoulder-length tresses are not allowed.
    — Elise Tabin, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026

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