pixie

Example Sentences

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A small, hunched New Jersey woman named Frankie with intense eyes and a severe pixie cut is the central protagonist of the low-budget mystery “Gazer,” from first-time feature director Ryan J. Sloan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Despite all the worrying, there was an idea that things would work out in the end, no pixie dust needed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

In the photo, Halsey adorns a spunky pixie haircut and overplucked skinny eyebrows to pay homage to O'Riordan's cherry red short hairdo and overall '00s punk rock aesthetic.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

During chemotherapy, Jenna said she lost her hair and shared a photo on Instagram of her "patchy pixie" cut as it grew back.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

That’s the main reason I got Mother to cut my hair in a pixie, while Adah kept hers long: so nobody would get our attitudes mixed up.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver