How to Use pasty in a Sentence

pasty

1 of 2 noun
  • What are the best nipple pasties to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Satin nipple pasties are around the same price as polyester and more breathable.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The salsa macha is an oily, toasty condiment pasty with peanuts and sesame seeds.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Using a pasty brush, lightly coat the top crust and the edges with the egg wash.
    — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 1 July 2019
  • Her breasts are painted over with two pink daisies, which could be read as a bikini or pasties.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The pasty must also be shaped like a D and have a thick crimp on the side, not on top.
    — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Don’t overprocess the salmon, or the cakes will have a pasty texture.
    — Washington Post, 10 June 2019
  • Our tester liked the pasty texture, which sets this cream apart from other lotions on this list.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 20 June 2023
  • No smoke and mirrors just a sweaty Shayna on the beach with her pasty skin and messy hair.
    — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Stir until the flour is moistened and starting to get pasty, about 1 minute.
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2019
  • For extra color, the puff pasty can be brushed with an egg wash before baking.
    — Judy Buchenot, Naperville Sun, 9 Jan. 2018
  • The pop star paired her braless look with a red heart nipple pasty, a black cowboy hat, and black trousers.
    — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • His paintwork, sometimes lush and lovely, can also be clogged and pasty.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Her bra nowhere to be found, Reid instead wore tan pasties and a matching thong to cover up.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 28 July 2017
  • The model was ready for Burning Man in a mesh neon-green skirt and pasties to match.
    — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Like pasties, a pastry or dough blanket covered the sausage and protected it from dirty hands.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 23 June 2023
  • Once the silicone nipple pasties are dry, the self-adhesive should work again.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Bodysuits ranged from knitted to barely there string options that revealed all, pasties in place.
    — Fox News, 13 Sep. 2018
  • Pie Portland pasty chef Michelle Vernier cooks the fruit ahead so the pie won’t collapse in the oven.
    — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
  • In the worst of cases the pasta sticks together, the sauce is tasteless or the whole recipe comes out tasting pasty.
    — Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2021
  • Buttigieg knows that pasties are eaten by hunters in the Upper Peninsula.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • This one is a game changer for pasty folks wishing for some color, but as with any bronzing product, expect a mess.
    — Jessica Prince Erlich, The Cut, 23 June 2017
  • Like Florence Pugh last week, the singer freed the nipple, choosing not to wear a bra or pasties with the look.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 10 July 2023
  • The pic is basically the boys standing in front of a pasty white wall looking straight-up miserable.
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 13 Apr. 2015
  • Silicone nipple pasties taper at the edges and offer a smooth line under your clothing.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Transfer the pasty to the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
    — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021
  • This fragrance-free tube is gentle enough for sensitive skin and leaves no pasty residue on any skin tone — just a smooth, matte finish.
    — Tanisha Pina, Allure, 28 Aug. 2018
  • An eight-pack of Lawry's original beef pasties (12 ounces each) is $90 plus shipping.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • These storage cases are perfect for traveling and can help keep your nipple pasties clean and sanitary.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Dough Miner’s classic pasty features skirt steak, along with potatoes, onions, turnips and carrots.
    — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2022

pasty

2 of 2 adjective
  • She has a pasty complexion.
  • The mixture has a pasty consistency.
  • You look a little pasty. Are you feeling OK?
  • His skin was a pasty white and his light brown hair matted with sweat.
    — Carlos Valdez Lozano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Some is more pasty, some is dry, some is yellow, brown or black.
    — Henry Ou, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2022
  • These sorta-spicy spud nuggets become pasty and dry in there.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Bad lemon curd is pasty, grainy, curdled or tooth-achingly sweet.
    — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a slightly pasty texture and what tastes like powdered onion.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
  • My pasty winter skin was noticeably more even-toned, for starters.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But over the weekend, a strong cold front swept through laying down a pasty blanket of white.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 17 July 2017
  • The brisket was a weird pasty gray color, and the sausage wound up in a pool of grease after my first bite.
    — Chris O'Connell, Chron, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Adam is a pasty attorney and fella.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
  • 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
  • However, it's been hard to find a formula that doesn’t leave a pasty, white film on my brown skin.
    — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 23 July 2021
  • That coarse meal is mixed with whole oats (so that the bars aren’t too pasty), then coated with honey and peanut butter.
    — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 10 Sep. 2019
  • If your mess is pasty, use a spatula or butter knife to scrape off as much as possible.
    — Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
  • Boat shoes, collared shirt, sunburn, tan around sunglasses, pasty, red hair.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In a food processor, pulse walnuts until finely ground but not pasty.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2020
  • While the more pasty, gel-like substance took longer to soak in and way longer to dry, its effectiveness was worth the wait.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The aroma must not be too strong or toasted, an indication that the meat is on a path toward pasty texture.
    — Richard Morgan, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The title also refers, in a fond way, to the pasty white substance that can cling along with blood to a baby’s scalp just after its birth.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Just get over it, red-haired, pasty Kathy Griffin, with light-skinned, red-haired Karen Bass.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
  • Still, something about the two together seemed discordant to me — the mild, slightly pasty pea with the cool-on-the-tongue fresh mint.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Aiden English, a balding, pasty wrestler who sung a capella as part of his grand entrance and moved with a flourish, lashed the crowd.
    — Jim Schaefer, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2017
  • Pulse a few times until the ingredients are integrated but not pasty.
    — The View, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Turn the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring frequently, until pasty and darkened, about 9 minutes.
    — Christine Wong, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2025
  • His full lips are often coated with the pasty white film that accumulates on a perpetually dry mouth.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019
  • But this particular offering is pretty average; the toppings are good enough but the sauce is too sweet and pasty.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2021

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