How to Use doll in a Sentence

doll

noun
  • My aunt collects porcelain dolls.
  • Don and his wife had no idea where the dolls came from.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Prince's full lips are glazed with gloss and pout like a rogue baby doll.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 15 May 2023
  • Adult Matthew wore a red shirt in the photo while the doll wore a bright red sweatshirt and blue gym shorts.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
  • And if the doll could play a song from Nicks’ legendary discography?
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Girls could run races and grow up to be doctors; boys could play with dolls and grow up to push a stroller.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Now, everyone wants to look this way, like a Bratz doll.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Apr. 2023
  • In her pink organza dress with its giant bow at the back, a doll come to life.
    Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The Wong doll is now available to purchase for $35 on the Mattel website.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • Kylie Jenner's new line of dolls is helping with the resurgence.
    Arianna Bradford, Parents, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But part of the joy of playing with dolls is in enacting stories.
    Madeleine Deliee, Parents, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The ponytail is key to the Solo in the Spotlight Barbie look; the 1960 doll wears her hair in a full, fluffy pony with short, brow-length bangs.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 July 2023
  • But Perkins' doll, made more in the image of Black women, would bear the marquee Barbie name.
    Elise Preston, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, Barbie doctor and Barbie lawyer dolls were not yet in the picture.
    Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Jessica Chastain is a doll who loves to dance with her pals.
    Vulture, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The rave also brought out the only guest of the night: The lime green robotic baby doll Frank brought as his little date to the 2021 Met Gala.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2023
  • And Paulina’s in-laws treated her like a porcelain doll.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
  • Right after that, Kelsey handed Joey a voodoo doll as a nod to her New Orleans roots.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Anna Wong, named after her aunt, said the doll honors her aunt but is more than that.
    Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 1 May 2023
  • And right now, this doll is almost 50% off of its regular price.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Together, the two parties colored one of the eyes on the doll in honor of the GEN4 announcement.
    Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Barbie's heels are no longer arched, sending the other dolls into a tizzy.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 25 May 2023
  • This house is built for dolls measuring up to 12 inches, but dolls are not included in the set.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The creepy doll contest began in 2019, when the museum shared photos of some of its vintage dolls.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
  • All the simi dolls, friendship bracelets, flowers, facetime calls and flags.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The venue was decked out in the iconic doll's signature palette of fuchsia and bubblegum pinks.
    USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • When my son's daycare told him boys aren't supposed to play with dolls or wear nail polish, Kavya was the first to shut that silliness down.
    Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The convertible is the perfect nod to the iconic doll from the singer, whose discography is chock-full of references to cars.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The new film, though not yet rated, isn’t primarily geared at the doll’s youngest fans, experts say.
    Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Just that a large killer doll that has become a reality.
    Vulture, 17 June 2023

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