fair-haired

Example Sentences

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The baffling disappearance of a fair-haired, little boy from a remote Australian farm has been declared a major crime, with detectives pointing the finger at a suspect in his home.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

The other was Lance Kenton, 20, lean and fair-haired, his posture as straight as a soldier’s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

Former Det Ch Insp Driscoll told the BBC that the evidence showed that White had to be considered as the fair-haired attacker described by witnesses.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2023

“I had the world by the tail,” he writes in his new memoir, “The Answer Is…” “I was the talented newcomer in broadcasting. I was the bright, fair-haired boy.”

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2020

She sometimes forgot what a handsome man he was, in that fair-haired blue-eyed sort of way.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie