hairbrush

• “Near her hairbrush is a bottle of hand sanitiser and we have to spray this on both our hands (“Like at school.”)”

  The bed-time routine « Mad Dave and Lil

• “Those were the days when your hairbrush was an extension of your hand," he said.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Another Illinois Governor Goes to Jail

• “You won't be able to resist the urge to sing along pretending your hairbrush is a microphone.”

  The Washington Post: They sing, you sing, let's all sing!

• “My hairbrush was my microphone and I used to spend hours perfecting the movements and gestures I’d seen on Top of the Pops with an imaginary audience around me.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Woman I Was Born to Be

• “hairbrush," the "lemon bomb," the "cricket ball," and the "policeman's truncheon" were the most important of these, all of them so-called because of their resemblance to the articles for which they were named.”

  Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army

• “Luckily, I had a gift for him as well—a new silver engraved hairbrush.”

  Simon & Schuster: Exit the Actress

• “Here, the empty bed, its metal rail, its buttons, a bell, perfume gone bronze in its bottle, her hairbrush, her paintings.”

  Fictionaut: Release

• “(Soundbite of song, "Tempted By the Fruit of Another") SQUEEZE (Musicians): (Singing) I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste, a flannel for my face, pajamas, a hairbrush, new shoes and a case.”

  NPR: In Your Ear: Sheryl Crow

• “When I needed hair for my fairy garden princess, I always used the fine strands from her hairbrush.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Bird House

• “Once unable to lift a hairbrush, Alan now has the strength and coordination to bike with his arms, rock-climb with a spotter and hug his mom.”

  The Washington Post: Whatever Happened To ... ... the wounded soldier?

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