Examples of nape in a Sentence
Her hair was tied back at the nape of her neck.
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This was the era of the wedge cut, when women were enthralled by the Olympic figure-skating champion Dorothy Hamill; hair was worn short, napes exposed.
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Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Hairstylist Virginie Moreira parted manes in the middle and knotted the hair with a soft hand, for a not-so-messy bun leaving a tuft free to fall on the nape.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024
Cutting the back: Release a small section at the nape and let the curls fall naturally.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 26 July 2024
Thanks to Russell’s gamine pixie crop, the necklace’s central 11-carat stone twinkled alluringly at the nape of her neck, meaning that paparazzi were craning their necks for that 360 degree full-look view.
—Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
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Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Hairstylist Virginie Moreira parted manes in the middle and knotted the hair with a soft hand, for a not-so-messy bun leaving a tuft free to fall on the nape.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024
Cutting the back: Release a small section at the nape and let the curls fall naturally.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 26 July 2024
Thanks to Russell’s gamine pixie crop, the necklace’s central 11-carat stone twinkled alluringly at the nape of her neck, meaning that paparazzi were craning their necks for that 360 degree full-look view.
—Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Nape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nape. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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