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
  • Brown's voice — syrupy, brassy and guttural — is ideal for the blues.
    — Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2018
  • If your hair is darker, lemon juice may bring out brassy tones or do nothing at all.
    — Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Gaggles of us were out there with brassy dip-dyes and calling it ombré.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 28 June 2023
  • This was the big, brassy sound needed to check for unwanted echoes.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2021
  • There were brassier accents as well, and the melody felt more intricate.
    — Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Her hair, too, looks brassy — a major change from its natural blonde hue.
    — Devon Elizabeth, Allure, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Roseanne's premiere ratings are as big, bold and brassy as the series and its star.
    — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2018
  • High-karat gold like this makes 14-karat chains look brassy and depressing.
    — Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The nightclub owner was in fact in love with a brassy performer who was the star of his show.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • Most prevalent is the antique floor lamp, lush and brassy with its parasol-like palm fronds.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2018
  • From singing saloon girls to brash and brassy broads, these drag queens are bound to make an impression.
    — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 6 June 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • There was that very bold and brassy Madonna who climbed the ladder of success.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Australian producer gives the record a brassy trap makeover.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2017
  • 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
  • What should be a fun, brassy, tough-minded fantasy ends up a listless traffic jam.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • Anyone who’s gone on a bleach journey knows the road to maintaining bright, non-brassy color is a full-time job.
    — Kristin Corpuz, ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Invest in a shampoo formulated for gray and white hair to avoid dull, yellow, or brassy strands.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 June 2023
  • Yet Krefft reminds us, in this big, brassy production of a book, of his grand legacy.
    — Matt Damsker, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Kamen talks fast, and his voice retains the brassy streak of his native Long Island.
    — Scott Kirsner, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2000
  • The last decade has produced a range of gymnasts who sacrifice form and safety to eke out brassy, high-scoring skills.
    — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • ChicagoMore than four decades of hits, some jazzy and brassy, others synthy and ballady.
    — Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Tokischa’s hair spikes out like jagged rays of an eccentric sun, bleached in a shade of unapologetic, brassy yellow.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025

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