How to Use ashy in a Sentence

ashy

adjective
  • This cool-toned brunette look has ashy tones throughout.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Preheat a charcoal grill so that the coals are white and ashy.
    — Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The hard part about sunscreen is finding one that’s not greasy or ashy.
    — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 10 Oct. 2017
  • This deep mocha shade is cool and ashy, but gets warmth from chestnut balayage.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Get this deal in either an ashy fog or a deep plum hue, depending on your style.
    — Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Below, learn more about the skincare process that does away with dry, itchy, and ashy skin for good!
    — Essence, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Grapes still on the vine can passively absorb smoke that can give wines an ashy taste.
    — Elin McCoy, Bloomberg.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • But there is more to this than sweaty handshakes and awkward small talk over ashy coffee.
    — Cherie Kloss, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Blass owned a workingman’s hands, thick with scuffed, ashy knuckles.
    — New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
  • This hair has deep, dark roots; an ashier chestnut balayage; and caramel babylights.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Champagne blonde There’s butter blonde, sandy blonde, ice blonde, and ashy blonde.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 May 2026
  • And, as the air gets colder and dryer, the last thing anyone wants is to be caught with ashy skin.
    — Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The peel can be quite thick so remove a little more than the ashy green outer layer.
    — Anita Jaisinghani, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Among the white, ashy rubble sat an iron rooster and a stone Buddha.
    — Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Kevin Durant knows about the memes that have spotlighted his ashy legs.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Napa Valley are known for their earthy essences—not their ashy aromas.
    — National Geographic, 13 Oct. 2020
  • From another angle, though, the tone is far ashier, almost a dark beige blonde.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Your complexion tends to grow paler with age, so a matching shade can leave you looking pasty or ashy.
    — April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022
  • Right in the center is the group's youngest member, Jungkook, with an ashy blonde mullet.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 14 Mar. 2021
  • From the east, everything looked blue — ashy, cool-toned silhouettes of what still stood.
    — Loren Elliott, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The mom-of-six styled her ashy blonde hair in an effortless blowout, showing off her darker brown roots.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 June 2026
  • Another child reaches into the remnants and starts to taste an ashy piece of wood.
    — Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
  • This is in addition to making my skin look ashy and highlighting flaky, dry skin.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Their ashy traces would have blown away in days — and certainly not survived 2 million years.
    — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2019
  • When the hydrants ran dry, the loss of pressure caused ashy water to backflow into the lines.
    — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Flocking is used to create an ashy look and prints are diffused, taking on a ghostly essence.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 May 2025
  • When the coals take on an orange ashy glow, thread the hooks through the hole of the top pot, and place the top pot over the bottom one.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The characteristics that give the bird its name are the ashy gray throat and a darker gray head and face.
    — Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Then pull out the drawer and deposit the ashy remains of the Briq into a heat-safe bin.
    — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Her roots are a darker shade than the mid-lengths and ends, evolving from a light ashy brunette at the root to a honey-blonde shade.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024

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