Example Sentences

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I will dye my hair blue when I reach my fundraising goal – blue to show my support for the NHS.

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2020

Binnington said he will give Bieber 10 breakaway chances against him and if the pop star scores on him then he will dye his hair platinum blond.

From Fox News • Jan. 2, 2020

The unconventional colouring also inspired a song, Dye My Hair, in which she tells her partner, "I will dye my hair blonde for you".

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2018

This will dye six pounds of cotton a deep blue.

From Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers by Lea, Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott)

The temperature of the mordanting bath must be raised very gradually to boiling point or the wool will dye unevenly.

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Mairet, Ethel M.