How to Use headscarf in a Sentence

headscarf

noun

• So far in 2024, bows and claw clips and headscarves have crowned our updos.
  — Talia Gutierrez, Allure, 9 Aug. 2024
• Wear it as a headscarf, hang it around your neck, or use it to wipe sweat off your hands or brow.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
• Tokyo run by beating Kiyani, her close friend, who wore a headscarf for their bout.
  — Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 25 July 2021
• On the plane, flight attendants wore red headscarves and played the Rosie the Riveter song over the speakers.
  — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
• Khloe, meanwhile, added a matching headscarf to her snake print look.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
• In the video, Union wore a silky pajama short set paired with a headscarf and a bold footwear combo, knee-high socks and open-toe shoes.
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
• In Sari, near the Caspian Sea, a woman dances around a small bonfire, then throws her headscarf into the flames.
  — Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
• As she was laid to rest in her hometown of Saqqez the following day, women took off their headscarves in protest.
  — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
• Laws require all women to at least wear a headscarf, or hijab, to cover their hair as a sign of piety.
  — Jon Gambrell and Mike Corder, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2023
• One was disguised as a woman in a headscarf and holding a bundle meant to look like a baby.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• Aretha Franklin took home her Grammy in 1972 wearing a stunning red and gold gown with a matching headscarf.
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Feb. 2023
• This headscarf offers a seamless way to go from land to water workout.
  — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
• In June 2014, an altered picture of Suu Kyi wearing a headscarf made its rounds on the Internet.
  — Francis Wade, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2015
• Two of them take off their headscarves entirely, one of them pushes it backward to pull out tendrils of hair to frame her face, and one of them keeps hers on.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
• When the same actress took off the glasses and put on a headscarf, she was found to be more open, more conscientious, and less neurotic.
  — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 26 May 2023
• Iran requires women to wear the headscarf in a way that completely covers their hair when in public.
  — CBS News, 26 Oct. 2022
• Those who practice Islam and choose to wear a hijab wrap scarf know that there are just about infinite amounts of styles to create with your headscarf.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 June 2022
• Saeed overpowers her and throttles her with her own headscarf right there on the concrete steps, then dumps her body on a hillside nearby.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 22 May 2022
• With the sharp winter wind whipping at our faces, my sister-in-law covered her children’s faces with a headscarf while my mother sobbed.
  — Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
• Iran’s parliament last month passed a law that would impose punishments of up to 10 years in prison for women who disobey the rules on headscarves.
  — Sara Mhaidli, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2023
• Her accessories included a hot pink headscarf, gold earrings, and a big white tote bag.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Aug. 2022
• Our grandfathers, aunts, and uncles will join with our daughters, who may wear headscarves or who may dye their hair purple.
  — Selim Koru, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2016
• Amanpour refused to wear a headscarf after that request was sprung on her very close to interview time.
  — Vulture, 30 Sep. 2022
• In response, Iranian women burned their headscarves in public and let their hair down.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2023
• Scarves don’t just have to be tied around the neck—a triangular scarf is the perfect headscarf in summer—or any season, really.
  — Jana Ackermann, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2024
• Non-Muslim visitors can visit outside of prayer hours, and robes and headscarves can be borrowed at the entrance.
  — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 26 Feb. 2024
• But traces of a movement that started with some women burning their headscarves are still visible.
  — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
• The Bella Peterson who arrives in Chicago loves splurging on sweet caramels and aspires to replace her worn headscarf with a plush hat.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 7 July 2021
• Almadaoji recorded and sent a video of himself wearing a headscarf and pledging allegiance to the leader of ISIS.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2021
• Women have burned their headscarves and cut their hair, with some schoolgirls removing their headscarves in classrooms.
  — Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 2 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024