shoulder-length

adjective

of a person's hair

: reaching the shoulders

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The prevailing and most desirable silhouette in handbags is a slim east-west carried by a thin pencil line shoulder-length top handle. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 The only photo of him released by police shows him with shoulder-length, straight blonde hair, a mustache and glasses. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Her brown shoulder-length hairstyle is a striking departure from her signature platinum-blonde bob. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026 Additionally, a second person who was driving a dark gray four-door SUV that the two left in was described as a white female also in her late forties to early fifties with shoulder-length brown hair. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoulder-length

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