1
: a sweet or plain small bread
especially
: a round roll
2
: a knot of hair shaped like a bun
3
Examples of bun in a Sentence
Noun (1)
an exercise to firm your buns
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The American Idol alum kept it casual for the sporting event, wearing jeans, a white shirt, and a black jacket, and styled her hair in a bun, while Common donned a hoodie.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
As for her glam, Diaz styled her hair in a low bun with a few wisps of hair to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Her hair is slicked into a tight high ballerina bun.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Her hair was tied up in a slick bun with a scrunchie.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The American Idol alum kept it casual for the sporting event, wearing jeans, a white shirt, and a black jacket, and styled her hair in a bun, while Common donned a hoodie.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
As for her glam, Diaz styled her hair in a low bun with a few wisps of hair to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Her hair is slicked into a tight high ballerina bun.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bun
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“Bun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bun. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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BUN
noun
: the concentration of nitrogen in the form of urea in the blood
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