How to Use bald in a Sentence

bald

1 of 2 adjective
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  • There's a bald spot on the top of his head.
  • There are bald patches in the cat's fur.
  • He covered his bald head with a baseball cap.
  • All of his uncles are completely bald.
  • He had gone completely bald by the age of 30.
  • On the ride over, one co-worker passed around a bald cap.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The agency described the suspect as 6-foot-2, with a bald head and a beard.
    — Nelly Ontiveros Cervantes, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
  • He is described as a bald man, about 30 to 40 years old.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The area is home to bald eagles, loons and other wildlife.
    — Gary Stoller, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Ready to see what Austin Butler looks like as a bald man in space?
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 May 2023
  • So this can be brown, blond, curly, thick, straight, red or even bald.
    — Gill Westgate, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • That's Paula Fontana, the bald beauty rocking a hot pink body con dress, on the mic.
    — Chanté Griffin, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The gangly wood stork, with its long legs and bald head, is none of those.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Harry is said to have joked that the grass was like his head—bald with patches.
    — Time, 5 Jan. 2023
  • This rich tint lasts about a week on the skin (aka, great for those pesky bald spots) and three to four weeks on brow hairs.
    — Women's Health, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Ball cap keeping melanoma off the bald spot, sunglasses at the ready on Croakies around the neck.
    — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Snyder is both broad and trim, with the thick, dark beard that often comes with a bald head.
    — David Ferry, Men's Health, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Ringworm of the scalp, which is called tinea capitis, can cause scaly, red bald spots.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Freezy has a couple of small bald spots as a little of her fur remained stuck to the ice and snow.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Johnson said bald eagles can take months to build a nest.
    — Dallas News, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The man, according to Russell, had orange hair with a bald spot on the back of his head.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 30 July 2023
  • Dad has a trim brown mustache and three wisps of hair that don’t quite cover his bald spot.
    — Jessi Hempel, Time, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The inspection may turn up an oil leak, worn out brake pads, bald tires, etc.
    — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2023
  • Pills for an old bald man in a tiny, sour-smelling seventh-floor apartment.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Fill in Bald Spots Autumn is also a great time of year to fix any bare, bald spots in your lawn.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
  • His signature bald head was covered in faux hair fit for the ‘90s.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Why does this two-time-Oscar-winning actress want to know so much about the bald host of the hot-wing show?
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The suspect was described as an older white male, who was bald and had a white beard.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Other signs include bald spots, hot spots, and red skin.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Atop her bald head sat a mesh cap with the small beige shells clustered together.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 23 Oct. 2023
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bald

2 of 2 verb
  • The tall, thin, balding man with a goatee then left the store.
    — John Benson, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Pictures show him with long hair to the rear and side of his head but balding on top.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 6 June 2017
  • Young and old greeted him like a rock star—a short, balding rock star.
    — Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2020
  • A disheveled, balding man in the lobby, looking at him through the glass door.
    — Stephanie McCrummen, courant.com, 3 July 2017
  • Yudkowsky is 43, balding, and with a dark beard and glasses.
    — David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
  • On the stand, Green was an almost shy figure, slight and trim, balding with a thick mustache.
    — Craig R. McCoy, Philly.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Rings of smoke from his Cuban cigar circled Luis Tiant’s balding head like a halo.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 29 Mar. 2020
  • The robber is described as a white man, about 50 years old and 5-foot-9 with balding salt-and-pepper hair and a thin to medium build.
    — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 30 May 2017
  • To my right, a balding man cog with blue Vans and Ecto-Coolor shades drops to one knee, then slowly collapses to the ground.
    — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The balding spot on the left side is becoming less noticeable.
    — Lindy Segal, harpersbazaar.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Childhood flashbacks depict him as a little boy, but with the adult man’s balding mane and beard.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2019
  • Salemme’s baggy suits hang on his frail frame, and gray wisps that are slicked back over his balding head replace his brown curls.
    — Washington Post, 17 June 2018
  • He is described as a slim, black male with balding hair, some facial hair and possibly in his mid-40s.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 27 July 2017
  • Police described the man as stocky, balding with hair around his ears, with a short beard and prescription glasses.
    — Javier Panzar, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Kessler was huge: more than 6 feet tall, pushing 300 pounds, balding, his temples speckled with gray.
    — Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2019
  • He is described as a balding white male, approximately 30 years old, in a black tank top and jeans.
    — Sarah Gish, kansascity, 26 May 2018
  • The place simply had no style or character, the furniture looked old and ugly, the alcoves were murky, and the carpets were balding and frayed.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The shriveled, balding birds are, after all, best known for a vile, though vital, destruction.
    — Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Starrett, now 49, is a tattooed, balding canary in the coal mine of wellness who has been warning of the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle for a while.
    — Ben Court, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The handsome, young Rissman does not at all match the portly, balding, cowardly Harry Strickland of the books.
    — Joanna Robinson, vanityfair.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Our rug is balding along our daily paths, starkly revealing repetitive routines: back and forth to the coffee machine, to the couch, to the sink, to the couch.
    — Gene Tempest, New York Times, 2 June 2017
  • But Mike Toomey is out to change the conversation about balding, fighting to bring what’s already out in the open really out into the open.
    — Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2020
  • Eilish dressed as a baby with big eyelashes and a pink bonnet, while Rutherford showed off a balding head of gray hair and an old man outfit.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • Loading The handsome, young Rissman does not at all match the portly, balding, cowardly Harry Strickland of the books.
    — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 16 Oct. 2017
  • The footage looks unremarkable — a balding man sitting slouched at a video poker machine.
    — David Montero, latimes.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The bearded and slightly balding former boxer appeared in a federal courtroom with a dark blue shirt and tan slacks.
    — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 3 July 2019
  • And its coach, a burly, balding former goalkeeper named Stanislav Cherchesov who was tasked with getting the team to the semifinals when he was hired two years ago, is now a win away from that goal.
    — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 1 July 2018
  • But who is the balding man with the hangdog expression, who now appears to be the most influential North Korean outside the Kim clan?
    — Charlie Campbell / Beijing, Time, 28 May 2018
  • The crowd, dominated by other balding, gray-haired white men, gave him a standing ovation.
    — Talmon Joseph Smith, GQ, 30 Aug. 2017
  • But on TikTok, men are boldly showing off their balding options.
    — Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023

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