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

Clave Especial and Fuerza Regida join forces in their brassy mobster-core singles “Como Capo” and “No Pasa Nada.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

She recalled that in a 1989 review in The New York Times, Frank Rich wrote, “‘Gypsy’ is nothing if not Broadway’s own brassy, unlikely answer to ‘King Lear.’

From New York Times • May 29, 2024

My hair isn’t as brassy as it used to be.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline