How to Use hairy in a Sentence

hairy

adjective
  • The taxi ride got a little hairy.
  • When the deadline approaches, things can get a little hairy.
  • Where are hairy ghost pipefish found?
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Trim the tip and hairy part of the root ends from the onions.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • None of that hairy high school fake this, do what we're told.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • When the pond is drained, a hairy wild man with rusty skin is found.
    — John Orr, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2019
  • But when prices start to spike, things can get a little hairy.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Unchecked, each patch of hairy grass spreads to 2 or 3 feet wide.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The leaves are 3 inches across, hairy, dark green and form rosettes.
    — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Nov. 2022
  • But moving on to the world of full-fledged cheese doesn’t have to be that hairy.
    — Popular Science, 4 June 2020
  • Someone looked at me and yelled, 'Turn around you hairy freak!
    — Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2018
  • Where are the women waving their hairy arms in the air with pride?
    — Talia Abbas, SELF, 6 June 2018
  • His hairy armpits are damp; a wet film of sweat has formed where his left foot rests on his right.
    — Hurmat Kazmi, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Queen Anne's lace has hairy, solid, green stems and no spots.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2021
  • And despite being a bit hairy, his foot was, in fact, clean.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In fact, the allure of hairy men is time-tested, and no joke.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Gretchen is just as bad as Tamra, two boils on the same hairy ass.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the coolest signs were in the sketchiest parts of town, which could be a bit hairy.
    — WIRED, 13 Feb. 2023
  • And one of the ways to identify it is by its leaves, which look hairy.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022
  • Hate it or love it, men in shorts are here to stay, hairy legs included.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2018
  • The ad opens with an engine's vroom and a long, panning shot of hairy legs.
    — Joshua Hafner, ajc, 3 July 2018
  • Sometimes this plant is called hairy toad lily because all of its parts are hairy.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Is a large, hairy beast with pointy teeth and sharp claws hunting you for its dinner?
    — The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2023
  • The 1 to 2 mm-long adults are slender, with long, strap-like hairy wings.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The only way out is through a hairy hole, just big enough for the insect to sneak through.
    — Katy Kelleher, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Flowers of the Cristata group look like hairy brains.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Take care of your trees and be on the lookout for hairy caterpillars.
    — Anna Bauman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2016
  • And a lot of times in the AL, that becomes a very hairy call.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 22 May 2020
  • Jati is also the hairiest elephant in the group and has light brown eyes.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Dogs short and lengthy, hairy and smooth, walked down Market Street.
    — Randy Vazquez, The Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2019

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