bobbed

Example Sentences

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And by the 1920s, women with bobbed hair came to represent female independence and rebellion.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

He slipped out of a Zodiac boat and shot a few photos as he bobbed in the chilly sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

With her brown bobbed haircut and round sunglasses, Pelicot has become an international feminist symbol, inspiring a change to French rape laws and a public reckoning with the problem of drugging women.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Most of us stood very still, as though afraid that if if we bobbed too much, we’d shake the music from our heads.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

One of them hopped clumsily to the end of a branch, which squeaked and bobbed under its weight and sent it squawking into the air.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt