1
: a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2
Examples of doll in a Sentence
My aunt collects porcelain dolls.
there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom
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Margot Robbie stars as Stereotypical Barbie, a seemingly perfect doll who enjoys her life in Barbie Land until a sudden existential crisis strikes her.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
The sprawling home’s copper, bronze, and brass-glass facade, created by the Salt Lake City firm Upwall Design, immediately attracts eyes to the driveway’s terminus, where its trapezoidal design appears to next together like a Russian doll.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
The play’s thriller twists and turns begin after Susan discovers that a doll, gifted to her after Sam’s most recent trip, has secretly been stuffed with a valuable bag of drugs, unbeknownst to her husband.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Up next, Johnstone will direct the live-action Monster High movie, based on Mattel’s doll line, for the company, as well as Universal Pictures and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
The sprawling home’s copper, bronze, and brass-glass facade, created by the Salt Lake City firm Upwall Design, immediately attracts eyes to the driveway’s terminus, where its trapezoidal design appears to next together like a Russian doll.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
The play’s thriller twists and turns begin after Susan discovers that a doll, gifted to her after Sam’s most recent trip, has secretly been stuffed with a valuable bag of drugs, unbeknownst to her husband.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Up next, Johnstone will direct the live-action Monster High movie, based on Mattel’s doll line, for the company, as well as Universal Pictures and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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doll
noun
ˈdäl 
ˈdȯl
1
: a small figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2
a
: a pretty young woman
b
: an attractive person
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