Explore Curly through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like curled or wavy. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Curly meaning
- Having curls.
- Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
- Complicated and difficult; knotty.
Using Curly
- The main meaning on this page is: Having curls. | Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes) | Complicated and difficult; knotty.
- Useful related words include: curled, wavy, ringleted, permed.
- In the example corpus, curly often appears in combinations such as: curly hair, and curly, with curly.
Context around Curly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Curly
- In this selection, "curly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, long, fred, technically, hair, haired and neal stand out and add context to how "curly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include have very curly hair that and a long curly black wig. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "curly" sits close to words such as amos, anchors and arid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with curly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gracie showed that her hair looked vibrant, whether straight or curly. (11 words)
Cleary looks like a young TNA-era Chris Harris, with his long, curly black hair. (15 words)
Crawford’s look also included pair of bright red mules and a curly blond wig. (15 words)
I don’t think I had the complete costume with me the first time we had sex, but I certainly had the pirate bandana and a long, curly black wig. I dressed up in them both for Emily, who found it all very amusing. (44 words)
I’d last been there in 2017, when the lo mein with ginger and scallion, a slippery mass of thin, curly noodles, activated taste buds on the back of my tongue that I wouldn’t otherwise know were there. (39 words)
This argument assumes that curly hair better impedes the passage of UV light into the body relative to straight hair (thus curly or coiled hair would be particularly advantageous for light-skinned hominids living at the equator). (37 words)
Hollywood star looks unrecognisable with a curly perm and Eighties shellsuit - so do YOU know who it is? (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
For example, if you have very curly hair that's fine and I have very curly hair that's thick, we would benefit from different products, even though we're both technically curly.
Jonathan ‘Curly’ Frary, of event organisers Curly’s Athletes, said he was looking forward to being back on the coast, which was popular last year because of the flat course.
That will include curating my hairstyling products, maintaining my curls between wash days, investing in a cut with a curly-hair specialist, and trying out new curly hairstyles.
The videos he posts show amazing transformations, but also tips for other curly-haired clients, and hairdressers because he wants them to learn the technique to make sure curly-haired people Wales-over have better haircuts.
Fred 'Curly' Neal Harlem Globetrotters Legend Dead At 77 Harlem Globetrotters icon Fred "Curly" Neal passed away this morning, March 26th, at his home outside of Houston Texas.
Hopefully our fellow curly-headed Malaysians (cause Malaysian curly is its own thing) will relate to these phrases, as some are all to familiar.
This argument assumes that curly hair better impedes the passage of UV light into the body relative to straight hair (thus curly or coiled hair would be particularly advantageous for light-skinned hominids living at the equator).
Throughout most of the Curly era, Larry was relegated to a background role, being called upon only to break up a potential scuffle between Moe and Curly.
Aside from flaunting his long curly hair, which according to him, only he possesses in the rest of his city, Rishi shared details of his educational background as well.
A woman stopping Tamimi to kiss her and pushes her curly mane of hair aside her face.
Because he thought graduation was a special day, he put his curly hair into braids to give them the apperance of tidiness.
Cleary looks like a young TNA-era Chris Harris, with his long, curly black hair.
Crawford’s look also included pair of bright red mules and a curly blond wig.
Following Curlfest 2023's 'bounce back' after a three-year hiatus, the five founders of the Curly Girl Collective discuss putting Black empowerment at the forefront.
Gracie showed that her hair looked vibrant, whether straight or curly.
Hollywood star looks unrecognisable with a curly perm and Eighties shellsuit - so do YOU know who it is?
I’d last been there in 2017, when the lo mein with ginger and scallion, a slippery mass of thin, curly noodles, activated taste buds on the back of my tongue that I wouldn’t otherwise know were there.
I don’t think I had the complete costume with me the first time we had sex, but I certainly had the pirate bandana and a long, curly black wig. I dressed up in them both for Emily, who found it all very amusing.
If you have thick and curly hair, you should use Mielle Pomegranate and Honey Leave-In Conditioner.
I’m not more or less professional if I’ve decided to straighten my hair versus having it curly.
Common combinations with curly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: