Recent Examples on the WebBecause Smith already looked rather similar to a young Chase, the hair department was able to recreate the latter’s distinct rectangular hairline and floppy comb-over style by zhuzhing Smith’s natural hair.—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024 Bree, floating in a druggy haze, is surrounded by sweaty men with comb-overs.—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024 Visualize hair sticking straight up being a sharp knife, whereas a comb-over would be a dull one.—Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023 To the public, Zhang had been a colorless apparatchik, distinguished in official pictures only by his military uniform, moonish features, and jet-black comb-over.—Richard McGregor, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2019
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