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
Bardot starred in nearly 50 films including And God Created Woman and Contempt, setting fashion trends with her tousled blonde hair and bold eyeliner, before becoming the model for Marianne, the personified symbol of France.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Although she was still honing her skills, her tall, lean beauty, capped with a tousled jazz-age bob, caught Putnam’s attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025
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
A man with tousled hair and squinty eyes appeared.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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