How to Use shoulder-length in a Sentence

shoulder-length

adjective
  • To achieve that, Stacey dyed Stone’s shoulder-length hair black.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The shoulder-length, dirty-blond hair held down with a headband.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • For the event, Mirren wore her shoulder-length hair with a sleek side part.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Here, he’s seen with a full head of shoulder-length hair and a suit of an ominous black and red hue.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Her hair had a new do, short and sassy, instead of her shoulder-length bob.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Further adding to the glamorous effect of the monochrome look: a pair of shoulder-length gloves.
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Her now shoulder-length hair spilled down her back in waves, reaching her waist.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 2 May 2023
  • Her shoulder-length hair was styled in loose waves, and her makeup was kept soft and smoky with a neutral eye and a pop of pink on the lips and cheeks.
    — Maggie Clancy, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Then there's her hair, which was pinned up in a flirty shoulder-length updo with curled ends.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Stacey used Stone’s shoulder-length hair, died it black and wove in hair extensions.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Her shoulder-length brown hair was styled in tousled waves, with highlights framing the sides of her face.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 26 May 2023
  • She was described as in her 40s, with brown shoulder-length hair, and wearing a black coat and headphones.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • For an extra bridal touch, a shoulder-length tulle veil cascaded from the cloud.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Her hair was cut into a shoulder-length bob with blunt, tousled pieces and lots of volume.
    — Darian Symoné Harvin, ELLE, 24 May 2023
  • Bear’s hair is getting long, though not as long as brother Tiger, who has shoulder-length hair.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • He is described as a black male with shoulder-length dreadlocks, wearing a white suit with one red shoe.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Don’t forget your wispy, shoulder-length wig and vampire teeth.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The hitmaker has worn it in a variety of ways over the years, going from the curly mop of his early days to shoulder-length locks in 2015.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Corbet wore a black sweatshirt and Prada loafers; his round face was framed by shoulder-length ringlets.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Tran, whose shoulder-length hair fell in a curtain over his face, did not react during the hearing.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
  • For her beauty look, the star wore dark, shoulder-length hair was worn down in loose waves with blunt bangs, and kept her makeup to a minimum.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Her shoulder-length hair was slicked into a wet look and her makeup was kept minimal and glowy.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The man suspected in both incidents is white with shoulder-length curly blonde or dirty blonde hair.
    — Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • As for glam, Theron rocked a light, yet contoured, makeup look and styled her shoulder-length straight hair in a dramatic part.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
  • From shoulder-length top-handle bags and more feminine higher heels to pointier pumps and slit peep toes.
    — Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But the star, who has maintained long hair for the better part of the last three decades, showed off a shoulder-length hairstyle that could even be described as a lob (that is, a long bob).
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Her hair was styled in a shoulder-length, wavy bob, and her makeup was fun and flirty with a bit of shimmer on her eyelids, rosy cheeks and gloss on her lips.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Lemon even wore a shoulder-length wig and dark red lipstick to complete his Halloween version of Harris.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The actress sported a flirty shoulder-length updo with curled ends.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
  • The crew then headed to Rome for more Challengers press, and Zendaya ditched the extensions in favor of her shoulder-length lob once more, this time with a cute retro spin.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Apr. 2024

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