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Examples of headdress in a Sentence
The dancers wore ceremonial headdresses.
most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress
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Often, the faster the fashion, the less thoughtful the design process, and that can lead brands into the murky waters of cultural appropriation—though the offense has been perpetrated by brands from Forever 21 (headdresses and more) to Marc Jacobs (dreadlocks), and Gucci (turbans).
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Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Wearing an iconic red costume and fire headdress, the Fire Spirit dances with torches that grow more powerful as the audience cheers.
—Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
At the center was an ornately dressed woman with a large silver headdress that resembled a halo, as often depicted in paintings of Jesus Christ.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2024
Only one photo of Landon is known to exist, a black and white taken in Oman, picturing the young soldier sporting a tribal headdress.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
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Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Wearing an iconic red costume and fire headdress, the Fire Spirit dances with torches that grow more powerful as the audience cheers.
—Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
At the center was an ornately dressed woman with a large silver headdress that resembled a halo, as often depicted in paintings of Jesus Christ.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2024
Only one photo of Landon is known to exist, a black and white taken in Oman, picturing the young soldier sporting a tribal headdress.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headdress. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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headdress
noun
head·dress
ˈhed-ˌdres 
: a covering or ornament for the head
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