pasty

Example Sentences

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Pasty and perspiring, he sniffs a lot, as if scenting gold in the nearby mine, and his eyelids droop with fatigue as he issues his commands.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 23, 2016

Sapienza positioned Pasty near the line, knowing that the blood-pressure readings there were probably running high.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2015

A nebula A black hole A quark star Tea Caravan Pasty A US TV network apologised for the behaviour of British pop star M.I.A. during the Super Bowl's half-time show.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2012

"Pasty" Pete Doherty showed up for a screening of his acting debut, Confession of a Child of the Century: reaction, to be honest, was not good.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2012

Pasty masses of iron form at the bottom of the puddle.

From The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it by Davis, James J. (James John)