How to Use haired in a Sentence

haired

adjective
  • This gray-haired child has by far the best half-pony in the pilot episode.
    Vulture, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Don’t waste the prime years of your life tending to these curly-haired, evil camels.
    Graeme Carey, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022
  • The gray-haired therapist tried to find the root cause in her childhood.
    Han Kang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The best hairstyles for type 2 curly-haired men are the caesar cut and the shoulder-length cut.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
  • Dogs with long and curly-haired coats should be bathed every 4-6 weeks.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • She’s a gray-haired retiree with a hammer in her hand and tears in her eyes.
    Amy Nicholson, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Baker, a dark-haired man with a steely gaze, appears in a few of the archival images.
    The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022
  • For all my curly-haired friends who want straight, sleek hair—this is probably not the iron for you.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 May 2022
  • Cronkite is a domestic, short-haired black and white male cat about 1-year-old.
    Adam Schwager, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2022
  • With a bit of love and patience, the curly-haired pup comes out of his shell and is eager to make new friends (at his pace, of course).
    The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2022
  • This slender, grey-haired man is maybe 5 and a half feet tall, with a sharp mind and an even sharper wit.
    Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Hole hearted, the large-mouthed, long-haired frontrunner sang over and over.
    Heather Lanier, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023
  • In the back is a single passenger, a tall, white-haired man in late middle age.
    CBS News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Mayer isn't the only greasy-haired 40-plus star in Shipka's life!
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2022
  • On the other hand, short-haired dogs can be bathed less frequently.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Writing on the back of the picture said it was taken in 1953 and that a man named Uncle Tom was the blond-haired, blue-eyed man.
    Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The blue-haired girl disappeared, and the window closed without making a sound.
    Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
  • Almost six years old, this long-haired black beauty looks ready to hit the dance floor in her ruffles and pearls.
    The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2022
  • In it, her music transforms a clean-cut man into a blue-haired drag queen.
    Kate Linthicumstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
  • In the end, there was the click of a camera’s shutter and the result was a simple portrait of a gray-haired woman in pleats and woolens.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022
  • According to Dueñas, curly-haired people should wash their hair once to twice a week at most.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 23 Dec. 2022
  • His legs are longer than mine, more powerful, dark haired.
    Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Perfect for curly-haired girls and boys and anyone who wants to try out the fun scent of coconut and hibiscus.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2022
  • Johnson noticed that Brandon, the curly-haired boy, and Arin had become friends.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The former long-haired tight end, who played 11 NFL seasons, stole the season with his viral video clips.
    Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Cloaked and solitary, the silver-haired matriarch looks straight down the camera's lens.
    Nick Glass, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Downstairs, the dog hid under the table, and curly-haired James ordered pizzas.
    Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
  • One woman, frail and white-haired, watched me from her hospital bed with wide eyes, but didn’t say a word.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Vitti's blond hair and blue eyes set her apart from classic Mediterranean screen stars, such as the brown-haired Sophia Loren.
    Victor L. Simpson, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The teacher was a young, floppy-haired man shaped like an upside-down trapezoid.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2023

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