white-haired
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Ms. Rosenwein quotes the Spartan poet Tyrtaeus, summarizing his opinion that “when a white-haired man falls to the enemy, he is a ‘shameful sight,’ whereas a young man dead on the battlefield is beautiful.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
But it can be tough on the ego, as I quickly learned when a frail white-haired woman out-punched me one day while screaming at the bag.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025
REDDING, Conn. — Susan Auslander, at 89, is an energetic, convent-educated, white-haired Prius driver, and when her retirement community told her it was not feasible to convert to solar power, Auslander decided to push back.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023
"I wondered whether I could go in there as me and dispel a few myths about older, short, fat, white-haired women," she said.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2023
Finally, a handsome, white-haired doctor came in and said he was the director of the hospital.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
