brassy

Example Sentences

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She was joined in the top 10 by another U.K. singer, Raye, who favors swank Sixties outfits and has a brassy hit called “Where Is My Husband!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The star, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, was competing with himself for song and record of the year, as the brassy “Baile Inolvidable” and the mournful “DTMF” were nominated in both categories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

We interviewed him at Gardena Cinema about ‘Anora,’ his brassy romantic comedy that should be a breakout.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

In a brassy set piece from the 1952 classic “Singin’ in the Rain,” its star, Gene Kelly, impersonates a newbie hoofer seeking fame on the Great White Way.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

From the telescreen a brassy female voice was squalling a patriotic song.

From "1984" by George Orwell