salt-and-pepper
adjective
salt-and-pep·per
ˈsȯlt-ən(d)-ˈpe-pər 
: having black-and-white or dark and light color intermingled in small flecks
a salt-and-pepper suit
a salt-and-pepper beard
Examples of salt-and-pepper in a Sentence
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Apodaca, a biologist with a salt-and-pepper faux-hawk, was looking for a creature that, to an untrained eye, might be impossible to find: a rare salamander that lives hidden in narrow crevices no larger than an inch wide.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
Tour, a fit man in his mid-sixties, is courteous but playful, with salt-and-pepper hair that gives him the air of a more professorial version of Mr. Rogers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Burton remains the perfect conduit for this journey – a wise sage whose salt-and-pepper hair is the visualization of a beautiful juxtaposition.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
Folks who crave the menu at the previous Quinn’s need not worry, as the kitchen is making clam chowder from scratch and frying fish and chips, popcorn shrimp, chicken wings and salt-and-pepper calamari.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
His salt-and-pepper take is inspired by Chinese calamari, and the lemon myrtle salt is a traditional Australian spice.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
His salt-and-pepper beard also appears to be shorter.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Silverstein, with a salt-and-pepper beard and wearing a hoodie, stood apart from the action, with both hands shoved inside his pockets.
—André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Charlotte Rampling, 78, paired her salt-and-pepper crop with an androgynous suit, while Charlotte Gainsbourg, 52, offered a lesson in how to do the shag cut with straight hair.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2024
Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
Tour, a fit man in his mid-sixties, is courteous but playful, with salt-and-pepper hair that gives him the air of a more professorial version of Mr. Rogers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Burton remains the perfect conduit for this journey – a wise sage whose salt-and-pepper hair is the visualization of a beautiful juxtaposition.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
Folks who crave the menu at the previous Quinn’s need not worry, as the kitchen is making clam chowder from scratch and frying fish and chips, popcorn shrimp, chicken wings and salt-and-pepper calamari.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
His salt-and-pepper take is inspired by Chinese calamari, and the lemon myrtle salt is a traditional Australian spice.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
His salt-and-pepper beard also appears to be shorter.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Silverstein, with a salt-and-pepper beard and wearing a hoodie, stood apart from the action, with both hands shoved inside his pockets.
—André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Charlotte Rampling, 78, paired her salt-and-pepper crop with an androgynous suit, while Charlotte Gainsbourg, 52, offered a lesson in how to do the shag cut with straight hair.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2024
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