bobby

Example Sentences

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“It’s a visual of innocence for this girl to wear these grown-up shoes with a heel, and then pair them with these youthful bobby socks,” he explained of Dorothy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

“Tight as a drum”, was how the local beat bobby described the people on his patch.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024

But Schwartz told me that he sees even this kind of damage most often when people use bobby pins or small spatulas to clean their ears.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2023

“It’s hard to believe there’s bobby pins, a cap and a full head of her own hair under the wig,” McDonald said as he pointed to a photograph of LuPone wearing it.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2022

She pulled a bobby pin from her hair and began to pick her teeth.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison