barrettes
- plural of barrette.
Example Sentences
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The installation will consist of three 9-foot-tall paper sculptures in the shape of vintage church fans adorned with ball barrettes.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023
A trans dad holding his daughter as she excitedly claps to music with a head full of colorful barrettes twinkling under the sun.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023
Monterroso is 55 and petite, with youthful bangs and hair clipped back by tiny jeweled barrettes.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022
They wear neutral, off-the-rack Banana Republic dresses, while Jane spends most of the movie sporting bright knits, chunky barrettes and florals that pop.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2020
She rearranged her barrettes and put her hair behind one ear and leaned in toward the lake.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
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