pigtails

Example Sentences

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Lancashire, who appeared at the hearing via a video link from HMP Peterborough, wore her brown hair in pigtails - one tied with a pink ribbon and one with a blue ribbon.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Now he is raising a 4-year-old daughter with the help of Barnica’s younger brother; every weekend, they take her to see her grandmother, who knows how to braid her hair in pigtails.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

His dark curls spill out of the bottom of his helmet and sometimes poke like pigtails out of vents on top.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2023

They wore pigtails, baby slings, ironic T-shirts, a head scarf, a lobster hat, a crown, a tiara and halos of white hair.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2023

A little girl with a fountain of beaded pigtails tugged on Vola’s overalls.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker