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white-haired

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for white-haired.

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A panel of computer geeks in skinny jeans grills a lineup of white-haired VCs about their investment ideas.

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Quick take

Having white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

Having white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for white-haired.

Example sentences

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A panel of computer geeks in skinny jeans grills a lineup of white-haired VCs about their investment ideas.

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In the 80's, a self-important white-haired Christian lady would have clutched her pearls about such a joke.

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If I ask for a picture of a thug, i would not be surprised if the result is statistically accurate, and thus I don’t see a 90-year-old white-haired grandma.

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When I was backpacking through San Francisco I met a white-haired septugenarian in the hostel.

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Great, now I'm picturing the white-haired-and-bearded cartoon God rubbing the various planets of Sol on his head before placing them in orbit.

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When they leave home, the village headman has to wrap their turbans for them; when they come back, white-haired, they're still guarding the frontier.

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This arrangement nagged at Scarry, especially after his and Patricia’s son Huck was born in 1953, so in 1955 he finally asked the imposing white-haired and lavender-blue-eyed Lucille Ogle for a revised contract that included royalties—and an advance.

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> Work hard all your life and when you're cynical, white-haired, old, fat and balding, you'll have a gaudy apartment and the ponciest car to ever ponce out of the poncing factory.

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I have no idea who this guy is; I know the name and for some reason I know he looks like a white-haired composer (I guess that's a publicist doing their job well) but other than that I literally have no clue.

Quote examples

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> “It could also have been someone who bought a ton of Boeing calls” Now I’m imagining a show set in Greenwich, Connecticut, where a gentle white-haired family man trades options during the day and manages assassinations after the kids go to bed.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use white-haired in a sentence?

A panel of computer geeks in skinny jeans grills a lineup of white-haired VCs about their investment ideas.

What does white-haired mean?

Having white hair; especially, of a person, from old age.

What part of speech is white-haired?

white-haired is commonly used as adjective.