How to Use ashy in a Sentence
ashy
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Preheat a charcoal grill so that the coals are white and ashy.
—Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022
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When the coals take on an orange ashy glow, thread the hooks through the hole of the top pot, and place the top pot over the bottom one.
—San Antonio Express-News, 11 Oct. 2021
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The hard part about sunscreen is finding one that’s not greasy or ashy.
—Jessica Cruel, SELF, 10 Oct. 2017
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The ashy shades will give you stylish, but effortless vibes.
—Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 21 June 2019
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Then pull out the drawer and deposit the ashy remains of the Briq into a heat-safe bin.
—Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
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Right in the center is the group's youngest member, Jungkook, with an ashy blonde mullet.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 14 Mar. 2021
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Below, learn more about the skincare process that does away with dry, itchy, and ashy skin for good!
—Essence, 11 Aug. 2021
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Among the white, ashy rubble sat an iron rooster and a stone Buddha.
—Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, 4 Nov. 2019
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The characteristics that give the bird its name are the ashy gray throat and a darker gray head and face.
—Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Apr. 2018
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This one by Herschel Supply is a beast, and somehow still looks cute in a pale ashy pink.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2023
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It’s hard to find a nude blush for deeper complexions that won’t look ashy.
—Amanda Mitchell, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2020
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Toward the top, the ashy volcanic sand gives way to hardened lava fields.
—Susan Maas / Special To The Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2017
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Grapes still on the vine can passively absorb smoke that can give wines an ashy taste.
—Elin McCoy, Bloomberg.com, 21 Oct. 2017
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The wax dies down and makes way for baked apples, stewed plums, mocha, and the ashy smoke continues to give a nice little kick.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022
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The brand’s tall, ashy-blonde founder, Amy Smilovic, is poring over a rack of clothes with her style director, Sarah Brody.
—Diana Tsui, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022
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Get this deal in either an ashy fog or a deep plum hue, depending on your style.
—Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
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This hair has deep, dark roots; an ashier chestnut balayage; and caramel babylights.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
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Such ghosts, and the squiggly David Hockney mural at the bottom of the pool, and the ashy traces, among the palms, of a party the night before, seemed to call for a round of Bloody Marys.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 8 May 2017
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From another angle, though, the tone is far ashier, almost a dark beige blonde.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Nov. 2023
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The fire, which killed at least 115 people, turned all that to a toxic, ashy tableau and scattered its caretakers.
—Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
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Napa Valley are known for their earthy essences—not their ashy aromas.
—National Geographic, 13 Oct. 2020
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Your complexion tends to grow paler with age, so a matching shade can leave you looking pasty or ashy.
—April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022
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Blass owned a workingman’s hands, thick with scuffed, ashy knuckles.
—New York Times, 23 Sep. 2021
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Warm caramel tones are the ultimate antidote to ashy hues.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
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Between the dark ashy brown and bright creamy blonde, this contrast makes a statement in dreary winter months.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2023
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Everything from the arch of the sky to the scree underfoot has a baked look, tinged with ashy pinks and umber, as if the dome were, in fact, one vast tandoori oven.
—Anthony Lan, The New Yorker, 16 July 2021
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The hillsides surrounding the winery and tasting room were charred and ashy, and smoke could be seen smoldering from the ground in a few spots.
—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2020
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With chainsaws and hand tools, the crew tore into the ashy smoke, breaking up burning logs and other woody debris that could feed the fire.
—Stuart Palley, National Geographic, 16 Sep. 2020
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Its ashy fallout likely contributed to the last Ice Age.
—Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 17 Jan. 2019
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Mushroom blonde is a cool-toned hair color that veers more into neutral and ashy colors, rather than warm and platinum blonde.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2023
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