How to Use brassy in a Sentence

brassy

adjective
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  • The brassy lights of the city, some fuzzed by clouds, are classic steampunk.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2011
  • Anything that has that 1980s brassy look should be changed.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2020
  • Brown's voice — syrupy, brassy and guttural — is ideal for the blues.
    — Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2018
  • From the bounce of the overture right through to the brassy, bold finale, the full orchestra is in top form.
    — nola.com, 19 June 2019
  • The Australian producer gives the record a brassy trap makeover.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Since purple shampoos are one of the best ways to get rid of brassy hair at home, there are so many to choose from.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Roseanne's premiere ratings are as big, bold and brassy as the series and its star.
    — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2018
  • This was the big, brassy sound needed to check for unwanted echoes.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2021
  • And Ava Briglia – also one of the kids – is a hoot as Summer, the band’s brassy manager.
    — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • But your future doesn't have to involve dull, brassy hair.
    — Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2022
  • High-karat gold like this makes 14-karat chains look brassy and depressing.
    — Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The brassy, flashy American auteur has made a movie in a fugue state about the world's current state.
    — Steven Zeitchik, latimes.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • A year after it was written, the group's brassy country single hits the top 15.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 31 May 2017
  • Most prevalent is the antique floor lamp, lush and brassy with its parasol-like palm fronds.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2018
  • Gaggles of us were out there with brassy dip-dyes and calling it ombré.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 28 June 2023
  • Part of Peterik's history is a brassy 1970 single by the Ides of March.
    — Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The golds are paler and less brassy, the silvers appear a bit whiter, and even shades of rose gold and coppers are a bit less orange.
    — Melissa Rayworth, Houston Chronicle, 11 Dec. 2017
  • From singing saloon girls to brash and brassy broads, these drag queens are bound to make an impression.
    — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 6 June 2018
  • Ask for one solid color that is free of yellow or brassy tones.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 30 Dec. 2022
  • There has even been a brassy, booming song written in its honor.
    — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 July 2023
  • Kamen talks fast, and his voice retains the brassy streak of his native Long Island.
    — Scott Kirsner, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2000
  • Hartfield snipped away her brassy blonde ends, leaving just the brown section which fell right past her chin.
    — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2017
  • In what is perhaps a brassy move, this new beta will take place the same weekend Tears of the Kingdom launches.
    — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 20 Apr. 2023
  • A woman wearing a bright skirt sings brassy gypsy songs.
    — David Coggins, Town & Country, 10 Dec. 2015
  • Her hair, too, looks brassy — a major change from its natural blonde hue.
    — Devon Elizabeth, Allure, 22 Mar. 2018
  • But Ochoa — a triple-threat on guitar, the double-stringed tres and vocals — is still going strong at 77 with his brassy, six-piece band.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The brassy BakerzMillion Sextet plays its brand of jazz at 8:45 p.m. Tickets via ourconcerts.live.
    — Gary Graff, cleveland, 23 Mar. 2022
  • For these reasons, the product is a solid choice for limp or brassy-looking strands that have had just a little too much fun in the sun.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Their horn-heavy and groovy sound evokes the Afro-beat of Fela, with dense brassy harmonies and hypnotic keyboard weirdness that tips the hat to Sun Ra.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 19 July 2017
  • Anastasia, a would-be fortune teller, exudes a brassy, flirtatious tone with the estranged wealthy couple.
    — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023

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