How to Use salt-and-pepper in a Sentence

salt-and-pepper

adjective
  • His hair and beard remained salt-and-pepper.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At first, there might be a set of salt-and-pepper shakers.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
  • He’s described as white with a thin build and a salt-and-pepper beard.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The actor loved the way her new salt-and-pepper hair looked in the mirror.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 29 Mar. 2023
  • In the lobby, a man with salt-and-pepper hair and a blue polo shirt paced.
    — Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Pitt also sports a scruffy look in the ad, showing off a salt-and-pepper beard.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Prepared in the salt-and-pepper style, the wings are wok-tossed with garlic bits and sliced jalapeños.
    — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Baker, now salt-and-pepper-haired, disagrees.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Dark glasses shielded his eyes, while salt-and-pepper tufts flecked his goatee.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 May 2025
  • Rajamouli is forty-nine years old, with a swoop of salt-and-pepper curls and a thick beard in a matching shade.
    — Simon Abrams, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The shade, though, appeared to have streaks of salt-and-pepper highlights within.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • At thirty-six, Fisher was stout, with short dark hair and a salt-and-pepper soul patch.
    — Zachary Siegel, Harper's Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022
  • His salt-and-pepper hair was styled into a coiffed updo, with the front ends perfectly held in place.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • George, on the other hand, kept things classic with his signature salt-and-pepper hair.
    — Yerin Kim, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Sara, who had been standing behind him, playing with his salt-and-pepper hair, ran into the kitchen to cry.
    — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Sports bras and leggings feature the salt-and-pepper look of ’90s denim.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
  • His eyes appear to be edited to look extra glossy and white, and fans also get a close-up of his salt-and-pepper beard.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 23 June 2026
  • Combs, 55, appeared in light-colored prison garb and was sporting a fuller salt-and-pepper beard.
    — Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Hall, who has short salt-and-pepper hair and often wears a lab coat, originally trained as a physicist.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The get-up featured a salt-and-pepper wig as well, although Cardi opted to ditch the idea.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 May 2025
  • Playing the medium is Michelle Yeoh, who sports a fetching salt-and-pepper bob.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Begin with a round of salt-and-pepper squid, lightly fried with jalapeño, cherry tomatoes and crispy garlic.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Johnson, who is short, with a salt-and-pepper beard, has a nerdy, understated demeanor.
    — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The dolls feature diverse traits, including salt-and-pepper hair and Ken’s curly locks.
    — Ty Gaskins, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Marinoff, who had a salt-and-pepper beard and mobile, bushy eyebrows, held a pen and jotted notes as Lalák spoke.
    — Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Affleck's facial hair was noticeably darker than his usual salt-and-pepper beard.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Rubinstein Deyerin has shoulder-length salt-and-pepper hair.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Even then, however, the salt in his signature salt-and-pepper hair was plenty prominent.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The dark dreadlocks are gone, replaced by tidy and appropriately thinning salt-and-pepper hair.
    — Matthew Futterman James Hill, New York Times, 5 June 2023
  • Silverstein, with a salt-and-pepper beard and wearing a hoodie, stood apart from the action, with both hands shoved inside his pockets.
    — André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024

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