bonnet

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Recent Examples of bonnet Once the Cornish pasty came to Jamaica, it was transformed with curry, cumin, and other spices, along with Scotch bonnet peppers to give it even more of a kick. Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 At the time of the stabbing, she was dressed in a black sweatsuit and was wearing a multi-colored bonnet, similar to a shower cap, police said. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026 Three kids in Fordyce posed their bike and the lady in the bonnet posed in Harrison. Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2026 In the Bay Area, springtime festivities begin this weekend with Easter Bunny photo ops, egg hunts, crafts and other activities, followed by a full array over the holiday weekend, including the city of Campbell’s big parade and a Hayward bonnet parade now in its 81st year. Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bonnet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonnet
Noun
  • The stock market may be near all-time highs, helped by the Magnificent Seven, but a look under the hood is showing some troubling breadth patterns.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 May 2026
  • This renovation is a bit splashier than the others, starting in the kitchen with a Wolf range and hood, Subzero fridge, Miele dishwasher, Miele washer and dryer, and heated floors.
    Katie McDonough, Curbed, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • There were crinoline explosions and Panama teardrops, tiny little fascinators and huge brimmed sunbonnets.
    Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 30 May 2017
Noun
  • The helmets, made with unfixed chalk, were visually forceful but materially fragile, holding protection and vulnerability in the same frame.
    Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
  • Volunteers will help conduct bike safety inspections, guide young riders through a series of skills stations and fit protective helmets.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Hoja calmly takes off his turban and places it on the villager’s head.
    Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In a brief video that circulated over the holidays among officers of the BART police force, the department’s chief pins a badge on a beaming young officer wearing the turban of his Sikh faith.
    Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That blogger with a beret, Emily Cooper has flown the coop!
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In the first photo, the teen showed herself after being initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha, wearing a green beret, black jacket, white and a pink bag on her shoulder.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest outside a synagogue, puncturing his lung, and Norman Shine, 76, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • He's shown wearing a black skullcap, black facemask on his chin, red sweatshirt and red sweatpants, and sneakers.
    Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The two-time Top Chef winner, who’s also in charge at the tasting-menu spot Huso (one of our best new restaurants in America of 2025) in New York City, will be the head toque of a hands-on cooking class at Robb Report’s Culinary Masters in New Orleans.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Menu references to ancient reptiles — plus the brand’s silly mascot, a dinosaur in a toque — make fast food feel more like fun food.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now the first American Pope, is seen here receiving his biretta from Pope Francis at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2023.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 May 2025
  • Cardinals from Brunei and the Philippines could not travel and will receive their ring and biretta from a papal delegate.
    NBC News, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2020

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“Bonnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonnet. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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