brunette
adjective
(of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone.
brunettes
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pluralof brunette.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Taylore told me the first thing she noticed was that “he was blond,” and she normally goes for brunettes.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022
“So far we’ve been able to find it for brunettes but we can’t get there for blondes and that’s the only chemical that I use. So we’re working on it.”
From Fox News ● Aug. 9, 2019
His penchant for brunettes - Ava Gardner, Jane Russell, Yvonne De Carlo, Linda Darnell, Faith Domergue and Jean Peters, among others - could have stymied a witness at a police lineup.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2018
“I introduced women with shape, short hair, brunettes, brown eyes,” he said in the Modelinia interview.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2013
"And she knew I preferred brunettes," Auguste adds.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
