How to Use hairline in a Sentence

hairline

noun
  • Bellinger has been out since April 5 with a hairline fracture in his left fibula.
    Arkansas Online, 29 May 2021
  • It should not be tilted back toward your hairline or at some other jaunty angle.
    Michael Calor, Wired, 21 July 2021
  • Bellinger suffered a hairline fracture of his left fibula on April 5.
    Mike Digiovanna Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
  • Perched on the hairline of one blonde attendee sits an enormous sequined strawberry.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 16 June 2021
  • Beads of sweat collected on his forehead, just a few inches below his salt-and-pepper hairline.
    Washington Post, 25 May 2021
  • Nathan asked, scandalized eyebrows shooting up towards his hairline.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
  • Bellinger missed nearly eight weeks with a hairline break in his leg after getting hurt in the season-opening series in Oakland.
    Greg Beacham, ajc, 27 June 2021
  • Then, in the fourth game of the season, Bellinger suffered a hairline fracture in his left fibula, an injury that sidelined him for seven weeks.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021
  • Then ask for those babylights, and have your stylist keep them concentrated through your hairline for a little brightness, and then on the mids through the ends of your hair for an ombréd look.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 21 July 2021
  • Bellinger, who missed most of the first two months due to a hairline fracture in his right leg, led the onslaught with a franchise-record six RBIs in the inning.
    Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • Male pattern baldness is typically characterized by a receding hairline, and the thinning of hair on the crown.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Jones styles the edges of the client’s hairline according to their preference and recommends using a little gel or leave-in deep conditioner to finish off the look.
    Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2021
  • Gone are the luscious locks the eccentric actor is known for, with Leto having a receding hairline, some age makeup, and what seems to be a generous amount of prosthetics.
    Marcus Jones, EW.com, 29 July 2021
  • The figure’s full hairline earned a wink from the father of three.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • How to use: Apply one to two pipettes on clean damp or dry hair along the hairline.
    Sam Peters, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Remnants of that day — a scar from the front of her hairline to the middle of her head — remain.
    Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
  • To get the look, ask for long layers with a bit of shagginess around the hairline and ears.
    Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 25 July 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • At Miu Miu, a thin headband was worn across the hairline with a clean side part and ultra-sleek lenghts.
    Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Don’t forget sensitive places like the hairline, ears, and around the eyes.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 5 May 2023
  • Mattel did not forget to add swoops and loops along the perimeter of the doll's hairline for the laid baby hairs.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 17 Mar. 2023
  • After 3 or 5 days, a rash begins with flat red spots that appear on the face at the hairline.
    Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Scarlett curled the ponytail in two-inch curls and also curled the hairline section left out of the pony for that retro swoop.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 July 2023
  • According to a 911 caller, the gunshot wound was on his head at the hairline.
    Fox19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
  • Then in April, Bellinger suffered a hairline crack in his left fibula.
    New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021

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