Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Brunettes, blonds, mustached, clean-shaven, my patio-bar dates don’t seem to get it, and their answers have alarmed me — their apathy almost as alarming as outright hate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

It's a duet with Jonathan Bree of the Brunettes that's a bit like Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood in synth hell, only with an extra dose of vicious.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2012

Brunettes: The annual D.C. football rivalry continues John Feinstein discusses how the pressure to win and the inevitable scandals that erupt are ending the era of the coaching dynasty.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2011

Alberto-Culver pairs two 15-second spots in a half-minute time segment to push its For Brunettes Only hair coloring and Calm 2 deodorant.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Brunettes, and the Banyan's shadow, Well-springs, and a brick-built wall, Are all alike cool in the summer, And warm in the winter—all."

From Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems. by Arnold, Edwin, Sir