How to Use fair-haired in a Sentence
fair-haired
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Amanda was feline and fair-haired; Emerald had the large eyes, thick black eyebrows, and neotenous features of an anime hero.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Cohn, who was a closeted gay man, was invariably attracted to what could be called über-Gentiles—tall, fair-haired, blue-eyed.
—Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
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Shnaider’s parents were concerned that the fair-haired daughter would get sunburned on the courts, but caps and visors reportedly obstructed her view.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
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The proud Westeros family of dragonlords have always been intent on making things bend to their (fair-haired, dragon-loving) will, even when the chips were down.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the legend in Shakespeare’s Hamlet — whose rejection by the Prince of Denmark sparks her unraveling — this fair-haired singing socialite will not be losing the plot.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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