shoulder-length

adjective

of a person's hair
: reaching the shoulders

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The victim described the suspect as Latino and about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin build and shoulder-length hair. Jason Green, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026 Emma Chamberlain was one of the first A-listers to shed her shoulder-length cut for a platinum pixie last year. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026 Joseph Quinn’s George Harrison is a late-period take, with the Stranger Things actor sporting long hair and a bushy beard, while Harris Dickinson’s mid-period John Lennon sports his iconic round glasses, shaggy, shoulder-length hair and a jeans jacket. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026 Her shoulder-length brunette hair was styled in loose waves with her bangs framing her face. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoulder-length

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“Shoulder-length.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder-length. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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