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Recent Examples of ducktailYet what mattered most, perhaps, was going on under the ducktail engine lid.—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023 This Gulf Blue, ducktail dream is offered without reserve, but is expected to fetch up to $400,000.—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023 In 1971, the company added a front spoiler to the 911 to try to prevent that car from generating lift at speed and followed it with the now-iconic Carrera RS 2.7, which featured an adorable ducktail at the rear.—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023 Kamm has resisted the urge to fit glittery LED headlights, distended Turbo arches, or the default RS ducktail.—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 11 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for ducktail
Before the back-to-back bob looks, the businesswoman rocked a ’90s-era hairstyle, complete with high volume, large waves and swooping bangs at the SKIMS holiday party on Dec. 19.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
Pearce, in a magnificent performance, plays him as a kind of citadel—towering yet human-scaled, his immaculate dress and coiffure barely mussed by the occasional burst of temper or spasm of ego.
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Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2024
As National Geographic noted in its exploration of presidential coiffures, from George Washington's tight white curls to Donald Trump's golden locks, hairstyles have long been a cultural fixation.
Of four live roaches, one toddled about a container of mayonnaise packets.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article State inspectors shut five Broward County restaurants and one Palm Beach County food truck last week, with issues ranging from roaches and rodents (droppings found on containers of flour, gnaw marks on sugar packets and rub marks on walls) to a lack of potable running water.
Excited fans got a sneak peek of Hunnam dressed as Gein on set, complete with trousers, a plaid shirt and jacket and a comb-over hairstyle.
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Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
23 Nov. 2024
Because Smith already looked rather similar to a young Chase, the hair department was able to recreate the latter’s distinct rectangular hairline and floppy comb-over style by zhuzhing Smith’s natural hair.
His nasal Midwestern cadence, earnest mien, and silver pompadour were as recognizable as Alfred Hitchcock’s voice, chins, and silhouette.
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Barry Blitt,
airmail.news,
18 Jan. 2025
Kip Williams adapts and directs a live-feed-video-heavy production that began its life at Sydney Theatre Company, and Snook wears one hell of a blonde pompadour as, among other characters, the superfox whose horrible aging portrait is locked away in an attic.
But that is still a sizable market; a 2020 analysis found that 10.5 million Americans used home hair permanents and relaxers, and clients are still having their hair relaxed at salons.
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Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn,
New York Times,
13 June 2024
There is always a temptation to make the temporary permanent, which is why the peace government must prioritize elections.
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