hairs
- plural of hair.
Example Sentences
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Cilia, tiny hairs that clear mucus out of the lungs, resume working within weeks, prompting coughing that clears the lungs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The new Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh, has said he isn’t interested in splitting hairs, adding that he prefers to focus on how the inflation rate looks “to the left of the decimal point.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Roll one corner of a tissue into a long, fine point and gently brush it across the tiny hairs around your lips.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The charity's audiology manager Franki Oliver says that, under a microscope, the sound-sensing cells in our ears and the tiny hairs growing out of them resemble a patch of grass at a festival.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
I pull the hairs out from my comb and lay it next to my washbasin.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
