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

As performers, Waddington and Alfaiate are less timeless than than they are out of time, bringing soul and shading to silent-movie archetypes of the timid man and his brassy gal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

The Ohio State marching band tramped into the courtyard to create an open-book formation while blaring a brassy version of “Paperback Writer” by the Beatles.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein