fair-haired

Example Sentences

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The baffling disappearance of a fair-haired, little boy from a remote Australian farm has been declared a major crime, with detectives pointing the finger at a suspect in his home.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

A fair-haired boy is preparing to climb a tree branch, as his brother steadies it.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

At a weekly outdoor market, Russian shoppers nearly outnumbered Turks, arriving with wheeled shopping baskets and fair-haired children in strollers to sample the olives and haggle with the cheese sellers.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

Kidman wasn’t the first choice for Lucy in “Ricardos” — Cate Blanchett was, another fair-haired Australian.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022

There’s a lanky, fair-haired Mask on my left, and my stomach sinks because I know this Mask.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir