Example Sentences

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The women’s cheeks are stained with blush, their hair in chignons.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023

The rest of society is a blend of every skin tone and ethnicity: neoclassical ringlets and jewel-adorned chignons mingle with powdered Afros and flowing dreadlocks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2020

It’s always refreshing to see texture on the red carpet, and artfully mussed hair was everywhere—appearing in messy chignons and windswept waves alike.

From Forbes • Aug. 26, 2014

The herd that gathered in the 19th arrondissement were as elegant as their surroundings, all tailored jackets, chignons and pointed leather boots.

From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2012

They wore jewelry made of shell and swans’-down earrings and chignons spiked with eagle feathers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann