pasty

Example Sentences

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Too often, it arrives over-mashed and under-seasoned — pale, pasty, faintly apologetic.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

As with Maggie O’Farrell’s original novel, “Hamnet” soft-pedals the reveal that Mescal’s pasty, ordinary-seeming father of three is the greatest wordsmith in English literature.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Morrisons claimed it was exempt from the so-called "pasty tax" - an added 20% VAT on hot food - as most customers consumed the cooked chickens cold or reheated them later.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

And, of course, the town still cherishes and serves up the pasty.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Our bodies were viewed as mere vehicles, pasty, potbellied machines designed to transport our thoughts from one place to another.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris