bleached
Example Sentences
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It reflected a man with bleached blonde curls who left home in Barbados as a teenager to pursue his dreams in England.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Wooden balconies above the bar were bleached white from the heat, and several trees outside were scorched of all their leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
One pendant evokes the sea with its swirl of mother-of-pearl, spiral seashells and rivulets of pale gray leather arranged above a piece of bleached coral.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
The oil is extracted from sources such as soybeans, palm fruit, canola seeds, sunflower seeds, and corn, and is then refined, bleached, and deodorized to make it more palatable.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
“Marcia, are you going to bottle your secret?” a woman whom Ifemelu did not know asked, her bleached hair bouffant like a platinum helmet.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
