How to Use bald in a Sentence

bald

1 of 2 adjective
  • 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.
  • The purse had two heads, both bald.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Some of them had hair, some were bald.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Cut the bald lemon in wedges for serving.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Some are bald or wearing a hat or wig.
    — Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Her scalp is bald and pocked with blisters.
    — Erin Entrada Kelly, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • So this can be brown, blond, curly, thick, straight, red or even bald.
    — Gill Westgate, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The bald man staggered to his feet, hand on his throat.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Hey at least the bald guy didn’t sic AI on us.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Slater says the bald cap was as tight as possible.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The text become a bald call for action.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Hill appears with a bald head and silver beard in the new movie.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • He is also said to be bald with a brown beard and mustache.
    — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Nobody wants to get old, get divorced, or get bald.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Then a man with a bald patch and graying stubble stepped out too.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • So there's this really tall guy, bald and beard.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Maxence has a bald head, blue eyes and weighs about 16 pounds.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Bullets bounce off his bald dome; bazookas barely slow him down.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Oct. 2022
  • And what's more, there's nothing wrong with being bald.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Pills for an old bald man in a tiny, sour-smelling seventh-floor apartment.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 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
  • But for now, there’s Woody, bald spot gleaming in the sun, back among friends.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Ringworm of the scalp, which is called tinea capitis, can cause scaly, red bald spots.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 30 Oct. 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

bald

2 of 2 verb
  • The balding customer seemed to have made up his mind.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The tall, thin, balding man with a goatee then left the store.
    — John Benson, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The balding spot on the back of his head was shaped like a keyhole.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Young and old greeted him like a rock star—a short, balding rock star.
    — Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • But there were more gray and graying, bald and balding heads in the church than those with crew cuts or thick hair.
    — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • One of these dozen pictures shows a chubby, balding man, shirtless, in a small dinghy.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
  • 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
  • Childhood flashbacks depict him as a little boy, but with the adult man’s balding mane and beard.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2019
  • The balding spot on the left side is becoming less noticeable.
    — Lindy Segal, harpersbazaar.com, 18 Apr. 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
  • 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
  • The shriveled, balding birds are, after all, best known for a vile, though vital, destruction.
    — Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Sherry hopes his video inspires men, balding or not, to embrace self-care and find ways to be the best version of themselves.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Luckily, our heroic toys have a returning Woody on their side, who is now balding.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The footage looks unremarkable — a balding man sitting slouched at a video poker machine.
    — David Montero, latimes.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • 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 crowd, dominated by other balding, gray-haired white men, gave him a standing ovation.
    — Talmon Joseph Smith, GQ, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Crawford is 6-feet tall, 170 pounds, may be balding, and could be wearing glasses.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • But on TikTok, men are boldly showing off their balding options.
    — Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • Eisenberg walked to Shawn and rubbed his balding head affectionately.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Mercader’s position gave him a view of Trotsky’s balding head.
    — Josh Ireland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In recent years, there’s been a surge in research and development for anti-balding solutions—and many of them show promise.
    — Popular Science, 27 Jan. 2020
  • 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

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