hairspray
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And investors won’t have to devote as much of their profits to hairspray.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
I can tell you which of those movies I’d rather watch again, and it’s not the one where she plays a white savior mother with an addiction to hairspray.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
She said she misses being able to spray her deodorant or hairspray because of the damage to her hands.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025
The group recommends using a coat of hairspray to “seal the color and keep the dye from bleeding” into the potatoes, whose skins are more absorbent than eggshells.
From Washington Times • Apr. 5, 2023
She whips out a travel-size bottle of hairspray from her backpack and spritzes a tissue.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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