1
: a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2
Examples of doll in a Sentence
My aunt collects porcelain dolls.
there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom
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The doll will be available to shop on Amazon for $40 starting Nov. 20.
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
The Rita Moreno Barbie doll goes on sale to the public November 20.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
The dolls are part of the town’s history, and about 50 of them are being preserved by the Jefferson County Historical Society.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2024
The film explores an early chapter in the saga of the titular haunted toy and stars Annabelle Wallis as a pregnant housewife and doll collector.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
The Rita Moreno Barbie doll goes on sale to the public November 20.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
The dolls are part of the town’s history, and about 50 of them are being preserved by the Jefferson County Historical Society.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2024
The film explores an early chapter in the saga of the titular haunted toy and stars Annabelle Wallis as a pregnant housewife and doll collector.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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doll
noun
ˈdäl 
ˈdȯl
1
: a small figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2
a
: a pretty young woman
b
: an attractive person
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