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

He does think her reported response — “for what?” — sounds just like his brassy little sister.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

Becoming essential to música Mexicana in the 1940s, this brassy woodwind instrument allowed bandas to put more emphasis on the melody.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

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

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline