white-haired
Example Sentences
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Ms. Rosenwein quotes the Spartan poet Tyrtaeus, summarizing his opinion that “when a white-haired man falls to the enemy, he is a ‘shameful sight,’ whereas a young man dead on the battlefield is beautiful.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
"I wondered whether I could go in there as me and dispel a few myths about older, short, fat, white-haired women," she said.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2023
Next he took hold of a small, white-haired brush and a container of liquid solution.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2023
Beyond the signs, there was a living, breathing billboard: a white-haired skier wearing a bib that read, “Loving this trail? Ask me about Sunny M Ranch.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023
When Mr. James Ito first asks me to enter, I feel that there is something more happening than just white-haired me going into a house.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
