brunette
Example Sentences
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"I am returning to the big ice," the skater from Kazan announced on Telegram earlier this month, her formerly brunette hair now streaked with blonde highlights.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
“People think I’m on drugs because of my appearance,” says Joe H., a lanky, long-haired brunette holding an electric guitar on his lap.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
The sketch also featured Tina Fey playing Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem with genuinely funny jokes: “I’m the rarest type of person in Washington, D.C.: A brunette that Donald Trump listens to.”
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025
The brunette poses for photos and showcases a fully AI-generated comedy sketch, where it is described as having "girl next door vibes."
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
A short brunette girl named Aspen Matthews is the first to be called onstage to shake hands with the Chief Director, who hands her a smooth wooden box containing her badge.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.