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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Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Her stylist at Looks Salon in Columbia, Maryland, will give her a feathery Farrah Fawcett look or a perm, and her bangs always come out fluffed to perfection.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
He’s got locs now, but before then, he could’ve been seen with his hair permed, straightened, platted, in an Afro, accessorized, and at times topped off with a funky hat or silk headscarf.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
There are no permanent or semi-permanent colors, perms or relaxers used to alter the color, texture or curl pattern of the hair.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Her stylist at Looks Salon in Columbia, Maryland, will give her a feathery Farrah Fawcett look or a perm, and her bangs always come out fluffed to perfection.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
What does a hair gloss do, exactly? Most hair transformations (like dyeing, bleaching, relaxing, or perming) work by opening the outer layer of your hair (a.k.a.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
He’s got locs now, but before then, he could’ve been seen with his hair permed, straightened, platted, in an Afro, accessorized, and at times topped off with a funky hat or silk headscarf.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Perm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perm. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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perm
1 of 2 nounperm
2 of 2 verb
: to give (hair) a permanent
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