salt-and-pepper
adjective
salt-and-pep·per
ˈsȯlt-ən(d)-ˈpe-pər 
: having black-and-white or dark and light color intermingled in small flecks
a salt-and-pepper suit
a salt-and-pepper beard
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Torrez, a 49-year old career prosecutor with a youthful face beneath a salt-and-pepper beard, is an unlikely antagonist for Big Tech.
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Paredes, a middle-aged man with spiky salt-and-pepper hair, was sitting alone in an Aurora courtroom earlier this month.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Orsoni has salt-and-pepper hair and an exaggerated, slightly mischievous energy.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
His hair and beard remained salt-and-pepper.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Paredes, a middle-aged man with spiky salt-and-pepper hair, was sitting alone in an Aurora courtroom earlier this month.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Orsoni has salt-and-pepper hair and an exaggerated, slightly mischievous energy.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
His hair and beard remained salt-and-pepper.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salt-and-pepper
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“Salt-and-pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt-and-pepper. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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