How to Use tress in a Sentence

tress

noun
  • To find out the best short style for your tress texture, read on here.
    Carly Cardellino, Cosmopolitan, 25 Aug. 2017
  • When Megan wore the dress, her curly tresses were slicked back.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 May 2024
  • Do it and find tanned blondes with beachy waves in their tresses.
    Atlanta Life, ajc, 31 May 2017
  • After all, the scent of spring's bloom is heavy in the air—why not opt for tresses to match?
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 7 May 2019
  • Liv picked up part of her wavy tresses and left two long pieces in the front to frame her face.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 17 Feb. 2023
  • And a few months later, all the girls are building bird’s nests in their tresses.
    Anita Gates, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
  • In front of the mom, fans turned around to smile and high-five the little girl with the blue streaks dyed into her blond tresses.
    Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • The woodpeckers make their homes in the cavities of the tress that can take years to create.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Then there are curl creams that help define curly and thick tresses.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
  • This is not the first time that Dove has been spotted with purple tresses.
    Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 24 Sep. 2018
  • The result is an about-face from dry, brittle hair to soft, shiny tresses.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2024
  • In that time, female cicadas lay up to 400 eggs, which start in tress then drop to the ground and burrow in for their long wait.
    USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The third Barbie is black with part of her hair in dark cornrows and the rest with flowing blondish red tresses.
    Shelia Poole, ajc, 2 May 2018
  • The bride left her blonde tresses falling in soft waves over her shoulders.
    Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2019
  • Her hair was styled down, with flowers among her tresses.
    Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com, 30 June 2018
  • This curly girl went two-toned with her orange tresses.
    ELLE, 21 July 2023
  • Her hair's super-easy to pull off, too: just tie your tresses back with a red and white bandana.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The pop star’s tresses, meanwhile, were sculpted by hair stylist Bob Recine.
    Christy Choi, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Pay attention to where the ducks are, but also pay attention to the tress above.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 6 Jan. 2020
  • He could be seen in the picture applying bleach to her then-brunette tresses.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Here’s how to tailor your approach to achieve clean, healthy tresses.
    Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Her long blond tresses were styled in soft waves in an effortless half-up, half-down style.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 12 June 2024
  • In the photos, Reign can be seen with his long tresses, smiling and having fun with a horse and tractor.
    Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Go full-on it-girl for prom with icy blonde tresses à la Alix Earle.
    Jasmine Washington, seventeen.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • That led to the development of a plan on how to best manage existing tress and where to plant new ones.
    Craig Lyons, Post-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2018
  • For her glam, the star slicked her signature blonde tresses back into a low bun and rocked a bold smoky eye look with a nude lip.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
  • Right after settling on the dream dress, most brides begin stressing on how to style their tresses come the big day.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Allure, 26 June 2017
  • The third investment would be yard waste containers for parts of the city that have lots of tress and grass, although the city won't require their use.
    James D. Wolf Jr., Post-Tribune, 5 May 2017
  • All three have chosen to wear their silky blonde tresses down, and smile at the camera while holding a champagne flute.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Zoom in: Miami, Tampa and San Antonio made up the top three cities where tresses are most distressed.
    Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024

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