bleached
Example Sentences
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Madonna sings about the "bleached blonde dirty roots" of her 1980s image on the album's closing track L.E.S.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Unless ocean temperatures return to more tolerable levels, bleached corals are unable to recover and eventually die of starvation.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Wooden balconies above the bar were bleached white from the heat, and several trees outside were scorched of all their leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
“You promised you’d be nice,” the Bride teases when he makes fun of her groom’s bleached hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Whitewashed cement blocks carrying the dead are stacked on top of one another, building a graveyard city that’s bleached like bones in the sun.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
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