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Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said at a news conference Wednesday, recalling a child remembered for her energy and enthusiasm, who had braided her hair to look like her grandmother.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

She was a tiny woman and her hair was pure white, and someone had braided it into a complicated crown on top of her head so that she looked like a fairy godmother.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo

She had braided her dark brown hair the day she got the picture taken.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Then she had braided her hair, using her hands to interweave the thick dark strands deftly, tying the end of the heavy plait with a leather strip.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

Kaede surreptitiously watched Taisin, who had braided her wet hair and fixed it with a black comb on her head.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo