brunette

Example Sentences

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"I am returning to the big ice," the skater from Kazan announced on Telegram earlier this month, her formerly brunette hair now streaked with blonde highlights.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

ChatGPT, perhaps drawing on data showing that there are far more dark-haired people in the world than blondes, decided to make her a brunette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

"Visconti wanted me brunette with long hair. Fellini wanted me blonde," Cardinale said.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

He met his wife, Mary Lou, in 1956, brunette and pretty, wearing bobby socks at a fraternity mixer at Michigan State.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

I am almost afraid to tell the little brunette that I am going away, and when I return we will be far from here; we will never see one another again.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque