auburn
Example Sentences
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Every autumn, as leaves turn from green to auburn and float to the ground, we turn into a nation of outdoor undertakers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
On this afternoon, he is dressed in black, auburn hair slicked back.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
The land was auburn coloured, covered with dried stalks of recently cut corn, good fodder for hungry sheep.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024
According to that entry, the woman was thought to be 5-foot-5 with red or auburn hair.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023
Ma said, springing from her hiding spot, her short auburn hair still in pin curls.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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