Adjective She has blonde highlights in her hair. His hair was dyed blond. She was blonde as a child. a table made of blond wood

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

At 73, Rhodes-Johnson wore her blond hair swept back, slender hoops in her ears. Anchorage Daily News, "Her stepfather admitted to sexually abusing her. That wasn’t enough to keep her safe.," 18 Sep. 2020

Bored and depressed during lockdown, Madison Namohala tried to cheer herself up by dying her blond hair bright pink. Candace Taylor, WSJ, "Want to Return Your Lockdown Pink Hair to Normal? It’s Not So Easy," 14 Sep. 2020

Then a convivial woman with short blond hair was introduced—Janet Mills, the governor of Maine—to certify the occasion with an official proclamation of Roger Angell Day. Mark Singe, The New Yorker, "Roger Angell at a Hundred," 7 Sep. 2020

The man is described as white, in his mid-20s, with a medium build, blond hair, and facial hair, the report stated. Brooke Newman, The Arizona Republic, "Police: Man broke into Scottsdale Stadium, vandalized players' area," 28 Aug. 2020

Police released photos of the man, who has sandy, shoulder-length blond hair and was last seen wearing a Giants baseball cap and checkered black-and-white bandanna. Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, "California Wildfires: Live updates from August 23-24," 27 Aug. 2020

Asian-American girls who grew up with Barbies with blond hair and blue eyes now had versions that looked like them. Brian X. Chen, New York Times, "‘Mulan’ 1998: A Moment of Joy and Anxiety for Asian-American Viewers," 4 Sep. 2020

The other is believed to be 17 to 20 years old, stands about 5-foot-10, weighs about 150 pounds and has short blond hair. chicagotribune.com, "Naperville News Digest," 4 Sep. 2020

Located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in town, their blond Cream City brick home has a layout typical of the Brooklyn brownstones Elizabeth had long admired. Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, "Bold Blues and Patterned Wallpaper Make This 19th-Century House Feel Like Home," 3 Sep. 2020

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

His call-and-response to Fritz, the absurd blond Labradoodle next door who yelps from the window of the first floor of the pale yellow colonial. New York Times, "‘Drifts,’ by Kate Zambreno: An Excerpt," 19 May 2020

Eventually, the blond Caesar brought us mugs of instant coffee, made lukewarm and sickly with too much perfumed liqueur. Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, "Found Wanting," 6 Jan. 2020

The Portuguese presence in West Africa was limited at first to their trading posts and missions, but in 1571, Sebastian of Portugal — a pouty blond with firm calves — ordered the conquest and subjugation of all of Ndongo. Anne Thériault, Longreads, "Queens of Infamy: Njinga," 4 Oct. 2019

Portraits reveal a good-looking young man with, like Harry, strawberry-blond hair and a ruddy complexion. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Fractured Fairy Tale," 13 Apr. 2020

Instead, Debbie renews her ties with nightclub owner Lou (Blanchett, rocking peroxide-blond bangs and aviator shades), who used to be her confidante and partner, in possibly more than one sense. Justin Chang, latimes.com, "Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett pull off an enjoyable, low-fizz heist in 'Ocean's 8'," 6 June 2018

Otherwise the color falls off the blond so quickly. New York Times, "Coffee, Stretching, Epsom Salt Baths: Life in Megan Rapinoe’s Skin," 14 Apr. 2020

Her hair, once blond through and through — a point of tension, she’s written, with her mother — has taken on some gray. Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, "Feminist force: Rebecca Solnit revisits her formative past in new memoir," 6 Mar. 2020

And the look which features messy curls and a brilliant blond hue proves that wearing a TWA (teeny-weeny-afro) isn’t your only option. Jennifer Ford, Essence, "Jada Pinkett Smith's New Hair Is Cut and Color Goals," 9 Jan. 2020

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