towheaded

Example Sentences

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He reminded his mother, Ingrid Solhaug, of Dennis the Menace with his towheaded, blue-eyed charm that could get him out of any jam.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2021

Hogan is pale and towheaded, with soft features and trusting blue eyes.

From The Verge • Nov. 23, 2020

The towheaded Mr. Boyd, who had once been in the CIA, was an idiosyncratic blend of Midwestern reserve and Harvard erudition: plain-spoken, but in six languages.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2019

At age 68, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is a veritable towheaded youngster; do Steny Hoyer and Jim Clyburn steal his lunch money, give him noogies and address him as Squirt?

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2018

A gangling, towheaded youngster, a girl of about twelve, stood looking in the doorway.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers