brassy

Example Sentences

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Marks jumped at the chance to perform for free inside the theater, his brassy freewheeling equally complementing and contrasting the sounds of the intersection.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

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

Everything in Ivy locked up, and her heart felt like a brassy gong in her chest.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake