bonnet

Example Sentences

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Depending on your mood, you might continue with Royal Red shrimp served raw with dots of fermented Scotch bonnet pepper and a dusting of spiced red hibiscus flower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"The neighbours' kids used to bounce on the bonnet and we used to tell them off," said his wife, Susan.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

But even that was merely funny, whereas Carrie’s bonnet made me scream "Why?!" at my TV.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

Now, the story leaves off, still focused on the woman who escaped the bonnet and cloak and not about the trappings of her enslavement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

Then she was skidding sitting up, her bonnet still askew.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck