How to Use barrette in a Sentence

barrette

noun

• Twists, braids, barrettes, and beads—for young girls of color, these describe the hairstyles and accessories often associated with the daily practice of getting their hair done.
  — Desiree Hadley, Essence, 13 June 2024
• Her blond hair was glossy and straight, her bangs held back with a barrette.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• On the side of her head is a barrette just like the ones Martin always wore.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2019
• His hair and beard are matted and pinned with barrettes.
  — Gogo Lidz, Newsweek, 18 June 2015
• In the snap, Lucy wears a red and white striped long sleeve, a red bandana around her neck and a black barrette in her hair.
  — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
• I was paired with Erika, a 12-year-old who wore blue and white barrettes at the ends of her pigtails.
  — Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2016
• Her long, reddish-brown hair was held back with a barrette.
  — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
• Her hair, described as long and reddish-brown, was held back with a barrette.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
• This silver barrette, shaped like a butterfly, is the chimney to the soul.
  — Talia Argondezzi, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2022
• The barrette, which comes in four colors, can be placed just above your elastic to conceal it.
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2022
• Every woman wore a side part clipped back with a thin resin barrette.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Feb. 2023
• Aubrey Plaza rocked a knife barrette to Wednesday’s premiere of her new horror flick Child’s Play, a remake of the 1988 film of the same name.
  — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2019
• The runway has reintroduced us to scrunchies and barrettes.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 25 Oct. 2017
• This barrette is wider and longer than average, with a curved shape that's designed to hold more hair.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 21 Sep. 2022
• The little girl sat on the ground in the snap while wearing a cute purple sweater and two little pink barrettes to keep her curls out of her face.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• Braid straight back cornrows into a bun and add barrettes—the more fun and colorful the better.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 16 Jan. 2020
• No need to have fancy tying skills—a barrette or a clip with a bow, attached to a simple hair tie, will do just fine.
  — Flora Tsapovsky, Southern Living, 17 May 2021
• Hair ornaments made a showing, too, with a bow here, a thorny crown there and barrettes popping up on heads.
  — Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
• Simple ponytails or no-slip barrettes are best for both kids and teachers.
  — Quincy Bulin, Parents, 20 May 2024
• Hats are tax exempt; hair accessories such as bows and barrettes are not.
  — Leada Gore, AL.com, 19 July 2017
• This past Fall 2019 season, pretty hair barrettes took over the runways.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2019
• Clip a single barrette or a pair on bangs to keep hair pulled out the face and to add color and personality.
  — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 28 Aug. 2023
• The issue can be addressed by putting a barrette clip, or a sliding clip latch, on the belt itself to keep the latch portion of the belt in position.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 May 2023
• Try covering your head in barrettes or learn to fishtail braid.
  — Louryn Strampe, Wired, 19 Apr. 2020
• To accessorize, Chopra wore criss-crossing gold barrettes on one side of her head, as well as a gold earring chain cuff and a chunky gold ring.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Apr. 2023
• This room, specifically [Massey points to the room featuring the large sculptures of barrettes and hair ties].
  — Rachael Thomas, Essence, 6 May 2024
• Her jeans and blue bandana were folded nearly beneath her head, her auburn hair held back with a barrette.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2022
• Little girls with brightly colored barrettes in their hair skipped along the sidewalk.
  — Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2017
• The style in question features Gerber's hair parted down the middle and tucked behind her ears with a mint green barrette clipped in for fun.
  — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 27 Sep. 2020
• Throughout the whole day her short bob was pinned back with barrettes, bringing the world another step closer to the butterfly clips of years past.
  — Erika Harwood, Vanities, 12 May 2017

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024