Explore Dreadlocks through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dreadlocks meaning
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.
Using Dreadlocks
- The main meaning on this page is: A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.
- In the example corpus, dreadlocks often appears in combinations such as: his dreadlocks, with dreadlocks, dreadlocks or.
Context around Dreadlocks
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dreadlocks
- In this selection, "dreadlocks" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, long, natural, neon, cybergoths, due and wearing stand out and add context to how "dreadlocks" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include artificial neon dreadlocks in various and blonde long dreadlocks wearing a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dreadlocks" sits close to words such as aaryan, acrimony and akash, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dreadlocks
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No religious exemptions are made for dreadlocks. (7 words)
Her signature blond locks were styled in long dreadlocks. (9 words)
According to media reports, pupils with dreadlocks can now attend public schools in Malawi. (14 words)
Hip Hop artist Holy Ten (real name Mukudzei Chitsama) on Tuesday shocked music fans by attacking Winky D again, calling the Zimdancehall star, real name Wallace Chirumiko, “a snake longer than his dreadlocks”. (33 words)
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres presents a scholarship check to DeAndre Arnold, who made national news after his school told him he couldn’t walk at graduation unless he cut his dreadlocks, Jan. (33 words)
Deandre’s mother, Sandy Arnold, said her son has had dreadlocks for years and always followed school policy by keeping it off his shoulders, above his earlobes and out of his eyes. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
While some ravers have natural dreadlocks, cybergoths often create artificial neon dreadlocks in various colors.
According to media reports, pupils with dreadlocks can now attend public schools in Malawi.
At Johnson’s interview, the principal was skeptical of the young man, then with dreadlocks, who had never stood in front of a classroom before.
Griner returned to the United States with a different look, having been forced to cut her dreadlocks due to the extremely cold temperatures in Russia.
He is described as 5ft 9ins tall, has fair/blonde long dreadlocks, wearing a grey jumper, blue jeans and carrying a black holdall.
Hip Hop artist Holy Ten (real name Mukudzei Chitsama) on Tuesday shocked music fans by attacking Winky D again, calling the Zimdancehall star, real name Wallace Chirumiko, “a snake longer than his dreadlocks”.
Kgaphola said the only thing he remembered in detail was that Mncube had dreadlocks.
Locsanity, a US-based company that specialises in hair-care products for dreadlocks, has committed to sponsoring the prizes for the essay contest in perpetuity.
The dreadlocks are a nice touch but it could use a drop or two of patchouli to really bring it to life.
Wes Goldberg won the internet today with his deep, reported feature on Jimmy Butler’s media day dreadlocks.
With colorful dreadlocks, a fake cigarette and a bikini top, Kuina Hikari was a former game executive and member of the Beach refuge.
Deandre’s mother, Sandy Arnold, said her son has had dreadlocks for years and always followed school policy by keeping it off his shoulders, above his earlobes and out of his eyes.
From a platinum blonde wig to dreadlocks, Kendall has rocked so many hairstyles and colors.
Her signature blond locks were styled in long dreadlocks.
Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who has dreadlocks, Wednesday for the high school student.
No religious exemptions are made for dreadlocks.
She cited an example from New Jersey last year when a high school wrestler was forced to cut off his dreadlocks or forfeit his match.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres presents a scholarship check to DeAndre Arnold, who made national news after his school told him he couldn’t walk at graduation unless he cut his dreadlocks, Jan.
The Hebrew captives are portrayed as tall blacks, with long neck towers, extremely cropped beards, dreadlocks ranging from short to very long, and other typical Negroid features like full facial features.
While in university, I remember a popular Criminology and Sociology professor whose dreadlocks and nonchalant, minding-my-own-business demeanor always had students asking him if he could spare a joint.
Common combinations with dreadlocks
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: