Examples of perm in a Sentence
Noun
She got a perm last week.
Verb
She got her hair permed at the salon.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 June 2025
With my short hair with the perm on top and a big scar.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 29 May 2025
Next, a neutralizing solution is applied to the hair to stop the perming solution from perming too much.
—Sable Yong, Vogue, 28 May 2025
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Noun
The cuticle—the outermost protective barrier of your hair—can be easily damaged by chemical treatments such as perms, bleach, chemical straighteners, and color treatments.23
Heat styling and exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light can also damage the cuticle.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 June 2025
With my short hair with the perm on top and a big scar.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
That’s probably because Rose, Blanche, and Dorothy wore their hair short and permed, and in Dorothy’s case, proudly gray.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 29 May 2025
Next, a neutralizing solution is applied to the hair to stop the perming solution from perming too much.
—Sable Yong, Vogue, 28 May 2025
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“Perm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perm. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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perm
1 of 2 nounperm
2 of 2 verb
: to give (hair) a permanent
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