pigtails
Example Sentences
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But "when I'm with Hyodol, I never get hurt", she said, holding the cuddly doll with pigtails and a pink gingham dress, provided by her local municipality.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 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
Class photos shared from over the years showed Shaylee in second grade, wearing pigtails, and years later, with highlights in her hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
When she was 4 years old she met Martin Luther King Jr., who tugged playfully on her pigtails; at 17 she found herself at the Academy Awards, mingling with a bedazzlement of movie stars.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
"In that case," Lavender said, "Amanda's mother isn't going to cut her pigtails off."
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
