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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George, on the other hand, kept things classic with his signature salt-and-pepper hair.
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Yerin Kim, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Think vintage salt-and-pepper shakers, figurines, colorful photo frames, unique mirrors, souvenir trinkets, novelty clocks, retro cookie jars, to name a few.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
In September, 2022, Rafael Mariano Grossi, an elegant Argentinean diplomat with tousled salt-and-pepper hair, led a convoy of nuclear experts toward the sprawling Zaporizhzhia power plant, in southeast Ukraine, which had been seized by Russia in the early days of its invasion.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
The shade, though, appeared to have streaks of salt-and-pepper highlights within.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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Yerin Kim, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Think vintage salt-and-pepper shakers, figurines, colorful photo frames, unique mirrors, souvenir trinkets, novelty clocks, retro cookie jars, to name a few.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
In September, 2022, Rafael Mariano Grossi, an elegant Argentinean diplomat with tousled salt-and-pepper hair, led a convoy of nuclear experts toward the sprawling Zaporizhzhia power plant, in southeast Ukraine, which had been seized by Russia in the early days of its invasion.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
The shade, though, appeared to have streaks of salt-and-pepper highlights within.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salt-and-pepper
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