Example Sentences

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I've delicately massaged the wings with a mixture of salt and brown sugar, and I've looked like a lunatic blow-drying my bird in pursuit of golden-brown, crispy skin.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2022

It feels like blow-drying your face instead of the back of your head — except you can’t turn it off.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2021

But around two years ago, she was getting ready for work by blow-drying her hair when she noticed smoke and the smell of burning.

From The Verge • Jan. 28, 2020

I personally couldn’t justify $400 for that feature, but I enthusiastically recommended it for those with a lot of disposable income who are extremely into blow-drying their hair.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2018

Wait a minute—had Katherine really agreed to come down here to Chip’s without blow-drying her hair first?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix