How to Use salt-and-pepper in a Sentence
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The actor loved the way her new salt-and-pepper hair looked in the mirror.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 29 Mar. 2023
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Rajamouli is forty-nine years old, with a swoop of salt-and-pepper curls and a thick beard in a matching shade.
—Simon Abrams, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023
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At thirty-six, Fisher was stout, with short dark hair and a salt-and-pepper soul patch.
—Zachary Siegel, Harper's Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022
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Playing the medium is Michelle Yeoh, who sports a fetching salt-and-pepper bob.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
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His salt-and-pepper hair was styled into a coiffed updo, with the front ends perfectly held in place.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
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Hamoa Beach This half-circle of salt-and-pepper sand (a mix of lava rock and white coral) on the east coast is shaded by hala trees.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023
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Marinoff, who had a salt-and-pepper beard and mobile, bushy eyebrows, held a pen and jotted notes as Lalák spoke.
—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2023
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Ho plans to add bar snacks like a jalapeño popper with crab Rangoon and salt-and-pepper tater tots, a spin on Chinese salt-and-pepper chicken wings.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2023
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Use them to add a gentle warming quality to Chinese salt-and-pepper shrimp, soups, mashed potatoes, béchamel sauce, and more.
—Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 7 Jan. 2024
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He was described as a an older Black man around 154 pounds, who has unshaven stubble on his face, a salt-and-pepper mustache and a goatee.
—Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
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Silverstein, with a salt-and-pepper beard and wearing a hoodie, stood apart from the action, with both hands shoved inside his pockets.
—André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
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Drakes are unmistakable, and sport their namesake brownish-red head, glossy black chest and tail, and a salt-and-pepper midsection.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
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Beneath a thick salt-and-pepper bark, the first bite of prime brisket explodes with flavor, and flawless ribs have a fine smoky flavor beneath a subtle peppery glaze.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
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His salt-and-pepper take is inspired by Chinese calamari, and the lemon myrtle salt is a traditional Australian spice.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
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Folks who crave the menu at the previous Quinn’s need not worry, as the kitchen is making clam chowder from scratch and frying fish and chips, popcorn shrimp, chicken wings and salt-and-pepper calamari.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
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Leon’s supporters packed the courtroom every day to support their man, who wore a red crucifix around his neck that shone against his light brown skin and salt-and-pepper mustache and hair.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
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The dark dreadlocks are gone, replaced by tidy and appropriately thinning salt-and-pepper hair.
—Matthew Futterman James Hill, New York Times, 5 June 2023
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Charlotte Rampling, 78, paired her salt-and-pepper crop with an androgynous suit, while Charlotte Gainsbourg, 52, offered a lesson in how to do the shag cut with straight hair.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2024
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The alleged avatar, seemingly a middle-aged bald man sporting a salt-and-pepper beard, speaks in a dulcet, robotic monotone, bloviating through the seven-minute video.
—Cyrus Farivar, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
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There's no winking and nodding to the audience, no joking around, no historic interviews with salt-and-pepper veterans to humanize the cast.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
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Wilbur — who looks every bit the quintessential earth mother, with her salt-and-pepper hair pinned into a messy bun and wearing an aqua cape, cactus-print socks and hiking boots — gives a short talk about the origins of forest bathing.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
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James Johnson’s lips curled into a resolute half-smile partially covered by his salt-and-pepper mustache.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2023
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However, dishes like salt-and-pepper calamari and laksa — a Malaysian spicy coconut noodle soup — are commonly found in pubs throughout the country.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
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Wilson’s Volvo has exploded and is in flames in a motel parking lot, a Popeye and Brutus salt-and-pepper shaker purchased (or nicked) earlier is in pieces nearby.
—Lisa Tozzi, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2023
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Burton remains the perfect conduit for this journey – a wise sage whose salt-and-pepper hair is the visualization of a beautiful juxtaposition.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
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