How to Use plait in a Sentence

plait

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  • She wore her hair in plaits.
  • Then, clamp the iron down each plait to lock in the shape.
    — Amber Kallor, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Pull both the braids back to the back of your head in the center and secure the plaits with pins.
    — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 10 Jan. 2018
  • If this is your first attempt, our how-to video along with the recipe will lead you to a perfect plait.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The ponytail has a simple plait that wasn't braided all the way through, leaving the last fourth of the Kanekalon hair to sit freely at the end.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Back then Meghan wore her hair in a fluffy ponytail or in two braids secured at the top and bottom of each plait.
    — Leslie Carroll, Vanities, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Braid your hair from back to front, since any layered shorter pieces in the front might be hard to weave into a plait.
    — Carly Cardellino, Cosmopolitan, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Doja's hair is slicked back and her plait sits low on her head, anchored at the base with a little bit of chain.
    — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 31 Aug. 2020
  • In 1780, a peat-cutter found a skeleton and a plait of hair in a bog on Drumkeragh Mountain.
    — Christian Als, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • In 1780, a peat-cutter found a skeleton and a plait of hair in a bog on Drumkeragh Mountain.
    — Christian Als, Smithsonian, 29 May 2017
  • The singer and actress rocked a bedazzled plait, laden with glittery gems.
    — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Watch as Turner slays the game and drops a wealth of knowledge about the intricacies and details of weaves and plaits on Game of Thrones.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2018
  • For this look, Lisa's stylist braided her hair before looping dozens of clips into the plaits.
    — Allure, 16 July 2018
  • Next, create the simple plait before adding another scrunchie to secure the ends — and voilà, you're all done.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 15 July 2022
  • On the hair front, there were Preen by Thornton Bregazzi’s waist-grazing twin plaits, and cropped cuts that let statement earrings shine at Givenchy.
    — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2018
  • The best way to give your Afro a shape, Scott said, is to braid wet, curly, virgin (as in chemical-free) hair in tight cornrows, or up to six big plaits.
    — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Solange's chameleonic mane went back to braids this week, blanched plaits edged in stacks of cherry red beads that called to mind fallen leaves and the month's forthcoming treats.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2017
  • But the numbers above imply ubiquity—a new plait in the fabric of society.
    — Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
  • During the braid up process, use this to keep plaits tight (without them actually feeling that way).
    — Joane Amay, Allure, 7 Sep. 2017
  • My mother would pull my hair into two plaits or sometimes into an Afro puff that looked like a fluffy rabbit’s tail on top of my head.
    — Dana Snitzky, Longreads, 2 May 2018
  • Between the plait’s gorgeous golden hue and 3D dimension, the hairstyle was pretty hard to miss.
    — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 13 June 2019
  • Above the neck, her major updo referenced the 1960s styles of the Princess of Monaco, who often tossed her iconic blonde lengths into a plait or crown braid.
    — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Each waist-length braid had multiple jelly-like beads in various colors and shapes woven in, spaced out along the plait.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 1 Dec. 2022
  • In the pics, Black sports an extravagant beard while the Grammy-award winning artist, 34, dons a headdress and elegant plaits.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • In a twist on her signature double braids, Princess Charlotte’s plaits were swept back into a braided bun — taking the look to a new level!
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
  • But for the 2022 Oscars, the Dune actor decided to change things up a bit with a completely unexpected twist — or rather, a plait.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Mar. 2022
  • In addition to dressing down, or punk-ing up, any ensemble, its tight plaits may just help smooth the little forehead creases south of the hair line.
    — Jamie Rosen, Town & Country, 8 Apr. 2014
  • In the opening moments of the succulently femme period piece The Beguiled, a young girl holds the frame in a plaid dress with two long plaits hitting past her shoulder blades.
    — Kathryn Branch, Vogue, 24 June 2017
  • And if her twisted topknot is any indication, those wedding plaits are slated to stick around—and take the French Open by storm. Seeded or not.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 25 May 2018
  • The next note includes a heartbreakingly tender photograph of Sharpe as a little girl, hair in plaits, smile broad and unbroken, for the moment.
    — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
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plait

2 of 2 verb
  • My mum taught me how to plait my own hair.
  • Since then, she's gone back and forth between the two hairstyles: cropped and curly, and long and plaited.
    — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The braid was center-parted and plaited down the center of her back.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 May 2018
  • Nishia’s hair is still plaited into the dark blue braids that Ashlynn did for her – new hair for the start of school.
    — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Just as there are two distinct ways to plait your fingers, there are two distinct ways to do a faro.
    — Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2012
  • Price was wearing a blue summer dress and her thick hair was plaited in two French braids.
    — Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Her mother then plaits her thick hair into two Dutch braids that fit under her helmet for the show ring.
    — Mckenna Oxenden, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Worn in half-up half-down pigtails that were plaited back from her face, her hair was secured with mini pink bows.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Her hair stylist—a man also called Iggy, a glimmer of light-ish relief—fixes plaited weaves to her head.
    — Eve Barlow, GQ, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Here are platoons of women with long plaited hair and long homespun dresses.
    — A. O. Scott, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2016
  • Her pigtails were perfect, each plaited into a tight, long braid and secured with a ribbon.
    — Longreads, 26 June 2018
  • Her hair was plaited into dreadlocks, covered with thick paste, and finished with tassels that looked like cows’ tails.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
  • With heads of bisque, eyes of glass, and wigs of human hair—carefully plaited and curled—they are flawlessly composed and quite contained.
    — Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2018
  • Another clip showcases the star using her plait as a prop in her choreography.
    — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 1 Aug. 2018
  • Leane was schooled in the art of Victorian era hair jewelry, learning to plait hair specifically for the jewelry, and encase it in glass.
    — Jill Newman, Town & Country, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Krysko has studied the behavior—called plaiting combat—among king snakes in Florida, making him the first scientist to report the behavior in the species.
    — National Geographic, 24 May 2016
  • The Old Arrow Maker, for example, shows a Dakota woman plaiting a mat, while her father carves an arrowhead from jasper.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2017
  • Halle Bailey’s statement plaits skewed statuesque, a feel also favored by Danai Gurira with her towering updo.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Dada tenderly plaits Hussainia’s bushy hair into neat cornrows.
    — TIME.com, 27 June 2017
  • Valentino’s overarching beauty aesthetic has long centered on fresh skin and plaited manes—and braids, ponytails, and soft waves have been continually elevated by a treasure trove of adornments.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Broad materials, such as palms in the tropics, are plaited like braids; narrow materials, such as grasses on the Savannah, are coiled like ceramic pots; while stiffer materials, such as willow in the lowlands, are woven like tapestry.
    — Deborah Needleman, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • My mum taught me how to plait my own hair.
  • Since then, she's gone back and forth between the two hairstyles: cropped and curly, and long and plaited.
    — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The braid was center-parted and plaited down the center of her back.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 May 2018
  • Nishia’s hair is still plaited into the dark blue braids that Ashlynn did for her – new hair for the start of school.
    — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Just as there are two distinct ways to plait your fingers, there are two distinct ways to do a faro.
    — Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2012
  • Price was wearing a blue summer dress and her thick hair was plaited in two French braids.
    — Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Her mother then plaits her thick hair into two Dutch braids that fit under her helmet for the show ring.
    — Mckenna Oxenden, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Worn in half-up half-down pigtails that were plaited back from her face, her hair was secured with mini pink bows.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Her hair stylist—a man also called Iggy, a glimmer of light-ish relief—fixes plaited weaves to her head.
    — Eve Barlow, GQ, 19 Apr. 2018

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