kinky
Example Sentences
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The word kinks has many connotations, everything from a kink in a rope, or kinky being quirky, which was really the main thing behind it.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023
Philomina Kane, a hair-care content creator who goes by NaturallyPhilo, launched KIN — which stands for “Keep It Naturally” — in response to the lack of inclusive headwear for people with kinky and curly hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
“Portland, which used to be kinky and weird and a very liberal community, became a very dangerous community where people are no longer enjoying it,” he said.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2022
Her hair remains stubbornly kinky and boisterously unruly; it’s political even if it’s simply meant to be pretty.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022
Calpurnia was past middle age and her body had thickened a little, her kinky hair was graying, and she squinted from myopia.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
