auburn

Example Sentences

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Every autumn, as leaves turn from green to auburn and float to the ground, we turn into a nation of outdoor undertakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

“Or double?” suggested Whitfield, grinning beneath a wide-brimmed black hat and a cascade of auburn hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023

McDonagh is described as being about 5ft 2in in height and of stocky build with auburn hair and green eyes.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2023

More than a half-century later, Lollobrigida still turned heads with a head full of auburn curly hair and her statuesque figure.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

Heavy sunflowers weeping over fences; iris curling and browning at the edges far away from their purple hearts; ears of com letting their auburn hair wind down to their stalks.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison