bonnet

Example Sentences

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Depending on your mood, you might continue with Royal Red shrimp served raw with dots of fermented Scotch bonnet pepper and a dusting of spiced red hibiscus flower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"But the more I got under the bonnet, the more I realised, actually, what we're doing is counterproductive."

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

But even that was merely funny, whereas Carrie’s bonnet made me scream "Why?!" at my TV.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

"I saw a gentleman on the bonnet and the rest was just chaos," he said.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

I wasn’t sure if it was because of the tortured bird roosting atop my aunt’s bonnet, or my uncommon costume—or if it was because they’d never met lady detectives before.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan