How to Use brassy in a Sentence

brassy

adjective

• 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
• 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
• Invest in a shampoo formulated for gray and white hair to avoid dull, yellow, or brassy strands.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 June 2023
• Anastasia, a would-be fortune teller, exudes a brassy, flirtatious tone with the estranged wealthy couple.
  — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 13 Oct 2024