hairbrush
Americannoun
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hairbrushes
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hairbrush
Example Sentences
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The family prayed as McCormick’s great-grandson built a small plywood coffin that was filled with gifts and necessities for the next world, such as her granddaughter’s artwork and a hairbrush.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
DNA from Bryan's late mother's hairbrush was later found to be a familial match to traces on the victim's vest and clump of hair.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
Ferguson’s wig and hairbrush mustache, on the other hand, appear to have been trimmed with garden shears by a distracted makeup artist who was playing Wordle on her phone.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
In the ruinous wake, Levin resembled the proverbial hedgehog, the one who climbs off the hairbrush while sheepishly muttering, “We all make mistakes.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Ash reluctantly closed her fingers around the hairbrush and raised it to her stepmother’s head.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
"Back in the day, we'd have war zones over hairbrushes," says Raye.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
Currently, my tuition, rent, and 75% of food is covered for me, and my expenses include non-life-or-death necessities like textbooks, thrifted clothes, hairbrushes and soap, and food from the grocery aisle of CVS.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2022
As whales were hunted for their oil, people fashioned baleen into products such as hairbrushes and corsets.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 8, 2021
He also has a flair for swiping things; past larcenies include hairbrushes, water bottles and, one time, a spatula, plucked from the counter as it was being used.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
Bree wheels out trays that hold hairbrushes and combs, hot irons and steam curlers, rouge-stick canisters, tiny pots of skin-tone paste, paintbrushes, and various kohl pencils.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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