pasty

Example Sentences

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Pasty and perspiring, he sniffs a lot, as if scenting gold in the nearby mine, and his eyelids droop with fatigue as he issues his commands.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 23, 2016

Sapienza positioned Pasty near the line, knowing that the blood-pressure readings there were probably running high.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2015

A nebula A black hole A quark star Tea Caravan Pasty A US TV network apologised for the behaviour of British pop star M.I.A. during the Super Bowl's half-time show.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2012

"Pasty" Pete Doherty showed up for a screening of his acting debut, Confession of a Child of the Century: reaction, to be honest, was not good.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2012

Bake him, and if they put him in one Pasty a new Oven must be made, with a mouth as wide as the gates of the City.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)