tousled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tousled
Example Sentences
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Expect to see a lot of pencil skirts, artfully tucked-in white button downs and tousled blond hair this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Her tousled hair and bold eyeliner set fashion trends worldwide, while her performances cemented Bardot as a cinematic trailblazer.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
The 1920s had found a superstar, who with her tousled hair, leather jacket, scarf and khakis, buoyed the world through the Depression.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024
When you’re pondering actors associated with the indie-film company A24, your thoughts may run to the young, hot and impossibly tousled.
From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2023
Eilonwy was now awake and Gurgi was poking a tousled, twig-covered head from the folds of his cloak.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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