How to Use hairline in a Sentence

hairline

noun
Definition of hairlinenext
Synonyms for hairlinenext
  • The plate had a hairline running across it.
  • He has a receding hairline.
  • On your forehead, roll it up from the brow to the hairline.
    — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The figure’s full hairline earned a wink from the father of three.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Measure about an inch back from the hairline and part your hair all the way down the side of your face from there.
    — Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 26 June 2020
  • The star’s head has gone white over the past 10 years, though his hairline has held valiantly.
    — Washington Post, 25 July 2019
  • Use the same gel along the hairline to create baby hair.
    — Stasha Harris, Cosmopolitan, 1 Feb. 2018
  • How to use: Apply one to two pipettes on clean damp or dry hair along the hairline.
    — Sam Peters, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
  • This isn't the first time Prince William's hairline has made headlines.
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Remnants of that day — a scar from the front of her hairline to the middle of her head — remain.
    — Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Sometimes hair oil can clog the pores in the areas around your hairline.
    — Janell M. Hickman, Seventeen, 23 May 2017
  • Customers take tracings of their heads and hairlines then send them to the team.
    — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Gently kiss down the forehead, starting at the hairline, along the slope of the nose, ending at the lips.
    — Bernadette Anat, Seventeen, 8 Jan. 2018
  • To get the look, ask for long layers with a bit of shagginess around the hairline and ears.
    — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 25 July 2022
  • The giveaway is a hairline that looks too perfect, too good to be true.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Dec. 2024
  • François then twists the scarves and wraps them around the front at the hairline, looping them through the headband to secure them.
    — Jillian Ruffo, PEOPLE.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Be sure to check under the arms, between the legs, around the waist, inside the navel, and don't forget the hairline and scalp.
    — Danielle Moser, baltimoresun.com, 23 May 2017
  • Make sure to work some of the product into your hairline to avoid any harsh lines.
    — Victoria Rodriguez, Seventeen, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Like the rest of the forehead area, your hairline may break out due to stress or poor sleep hygiene.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 17 June 2023
  • Her bangs were cut all the way up to her hairline, and one whole side was cut short, while the other was left longer.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Scarlett set the ponytail in 2-inch curls, along with the section of hair at the hairline that was left out.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • An X-ray after the game showed a hairline fracture to his pinkie.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2021
  • Then stroke upward on either side of your spine, from the top of each shoulder to the hairline.
    — Jessica Chia, Allure, 27 Oct. 2017
  • That led to a hairline fracture of his hamate bone in his left hand.
    — Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Here’s the best way to zone out and sprout some new hair—or hang onto your youthful hairline all the longer.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
  • Using a small amount, start on the apple of the cheek and blend upward toward the hairline.
    — Nicole Blades, Good Housekeeping, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Her baby hairs were swooped and looped along her hairline.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 10 July 2023
  • On days three to five of symptoms, a blotchy rash often forms at the hairline before spreading to the rest of the body.
    — Joe Murphy, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Drawn in sharpie are their exact hairlines and ear placement.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
  • His beanie first appeared on top of his hairline and ears, then magically appeared on the back of his head.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024

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