bun

Example Sentences

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Undo the tight, slicked back bun and bring in halo dyed hair, dark eyeliner and the piercing she did herself on the inside of her upper lip.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

She spoke softly with her blonde hair tied back in a bun while her lawyers asked that she be given proper medical treatment, including an xray of potentially bruised ribs and a fracture.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

The Xus offered the mayor a pineapple bun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

When he gets excited or gestures for emphasis, a dreadlock falls from his bun and shakes with his words.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

And then, ahead and to the left of me, in the newest group of arriving prisoners, I spotted a chestnut bun.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom