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brunette

[broo-net] / bruˈnɛt /


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And when I started dressing again, to go out, I would put on my favorite clothes from when I was brunette.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

It shows Yuriy, serious and composed besides Valeria, a brunette with an infectious smile who resembles her mother Lyudmyla.

From Barron's Feb. 23, 2026

“People think I’m on drugs because of my appearance,” says Joe H., a lanky, long-haired brunette holding an electric guitar on his lap.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

The singer and actress, 32, has recently swapped her signature, Glinda-era blonde locks with a brunette tone, sending fans wild on social media.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2025

“Look, you’re already a brunette anyway, right? So why don’t you let your hair grow out naturally and buy a blond wig?”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

This ongoing trend of obsessing over everything fall has to offer was first made popular by a viral photo of two brunettes with matching hairdos, makeup and suede booties.

From Salon Oct. 7, 2023

Taylore told me the first thing she noticed was that “he was blond,” and she normally goes for brunettes.

From Washington Post Dec. 22, 2022

“So far we’ve been able to find it for brunettes but we can’t get there for blondes and that’s the only chemical that I use. So we’re working on it.”

From Fox News Aug. 9, 2019

His penchant for brunettes - Ava Gardner, Jane Russell, Yvonne De Carlo, Linda Darnell, Faith Domergue and Jean Peters, among others - could have stymied a witness at a police lineup.

From Washington Times Dec. 4, 2018

And, speaking of dark, I knew he had a thing for dark-haired girls because all of his girlfriends had been brunettes.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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