Examples of plait in a Sentence
My mum taught me how to plait my own hair.
plaited the doll's hair so it wouldn't tangle
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One of the most important traditions is pineapple pole plaiting, in which artisans weave and shape materials into intricate forms.
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Taryn White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Ayad Akhtar, the author of Homeland Elegies, plaits autofiction with philosophical inquiry.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
The struggle is not due to a lack of options, though: Boho braids wrapped into an elegant bun; cornrows neatly plaited into a bow; and small, knotless braids with wavy ends are just a few ways to wear braids down the aisle.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 16 Oct. 2025
Princess Charlotte, also 10, is known to plait her hair back with a braid on each side of her head, with the braids then tied with a ribbon or woven into a longer braid, also tied with a bow.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 21 July 2025
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Taryn White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Ayad Akhtar, the author of Homeland Elegies, plaits autofiction with philosophical inquiry.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
The struggle is not due to a lack of options, though: Boho braids wrapped into an elegant bun; cornrows neatly plaited into a bow; and small, knotless braids with wavy ends are just a few ways to wear braids down the aisle.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 16 Oct. 2025
Princess Charlotte, also 10, is known to plait her hair back with a braid on each side of her head, with the braids then tied with a ribbon or woven into a longer braid, also tied with a bow.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 21 July 2025
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“Plait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plait. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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b
: to make by braiding
plaiting a basket
plaiter
noun
plait
2 of 2 noun1
: a flat fold : pleat
2
: a flat braid (as of hair)
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