shoulder-length

adjective

of a person's hair
: reaching the shoulders

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Ayo Edebiri brought the drama with her voluminous curls styled into a shoulder-length bob. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026 In March, at an Americans for Ibogaine event held during SXSW week at a MAHA-adjacent wellness club in Austin, Hubbard, who sports a thick beard and shoulder-length hair, showed up in bluejeans and cowboy boots. — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 Mahina is described as having shoulder-length blonde/sandy brown hair and green eyes. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Add fringe and lots of layers to create a shoulder-length shag everyone will want. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoulder-length

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“Shoulder-length.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder-length. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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