How to Use ashy in a Sentence

ashy

adjective

• Preheat a charcoal grill so that the coals are white and ashy.
  — Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022
• When the coals take on an orange ashy glow, thread the hooks through the hole of the top pot, and place the top pot over the bottom one.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 11 Oct. 2021
• The hard part about sunscreen is finding one that’s not greasy or ashy.
  — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 10 Oct. 2017
• The ashy shades will give you stylish, but effortless vibes.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 21 June 2019
• And, as the air gets colder and dryer, the last thing anyone wants is to be caught with ashy skin.
  — Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
• Then pull out the drawer and deposit the ashy remains of the Briq into a heat-safe bin.
  — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
• Right in the center is the group's youngest member, Jungkook, with an ashy blonde mullet.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 14 Mar. 2021
• Below, learn more about the skincare process that does away with dry, itchy, and ashy skin for good!
  — Essence, 11 Aug. 2021
• Among the white, ashy rubble sat an iron rooster and a stone Buddha.
  — Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, 4 Nov. 2019
• Her roots are a darker shade than the mid-lengths and ends, evolving from a light ashy brunette at the root to a honey-blonde shade.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
• The characteristics that give the bird its name are the ashy gray throat and a darker gray head and face.
  — Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• Satellite imagery shows six deep holes in the ground around Fordo, and ashy debris over much of the site.
  — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 June 2025
• This one by Herschel Supply is a beast, and somehow still looks cute in a pale ashy pink.
  — Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2023
• It’s hard to find a nude blush for deeper complexions that won’t look ashy.
  — Amanda Mitchell, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2020
• Toward the top, the ashy volcanic sand gives way to hardened lava fields.
  — Susan Maas / Special To The Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2017
• Etienne, Ward and Hennings said Williams’ body appeared stiff and his face was ashy and puffy.
  — Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
• Grapes still on the vine can passively absorb smoke that can give wines an ashy taste.
  — Elin McCoy, Bloomberg.com, 21 Oct. 2017
• The wax dies down and makes way for baked apples, stewed plums, mocha, and the ashy smoke continues to give a nice little kick.
  — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022
• But there is more to this than sweaty handshakes and awkward small talk over ashy coffee.
  — Cherie Kloss, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
• The brand’s tall, ashy-blonde founder, Amy Smilovic, is poring over a rack of clothes with her style director, Sarah Brody.
  — Diana Tsui, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022
• Get this deal in either an ashy fog or a deep plum hue, depending on your style.
  — Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2023
• While promoting Wolfs around the world with his costar George Clooney in 2024, Pitt was seen with an ashy blonde haircut with hints of gray.
  — Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 May 2025
• This hair has deep, dark roots; an ashier chestnut balayage; and caramel babylights.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
• There are an array of good ones on the market, just be sure to trim the wick to prevent an ashy imprint on your paintwork.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
• Such ghosts, and the squiggly David Hockney mural at the bottom of the pool, and the ashy traces, among the palms, of a party the night before, seemed to call for a round of Bloody Marys.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 8 May 2017
• From another angle, though, the tone is far ashier, almost a dark beige blonde.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Nov. 2023
• From the east, everything looked blue — ashy, cool-toned silhouettes of what still stood.
  — Loren Elliott, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
• Amour is a matte option that creates a soft, warm-berry flush that maintains richness on deeper skin without going ashy.
  — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 Dec. 2025
• Oblique rays of sunshine entered through the studio’s glass ceiling and shone on Samy’s ashy skin, on his face ravaged by insomnia.
  — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
• These cat-eye torties by @_citre are like staring into a roaring fire, with bright orange ember tones and ashy shades scattered across the nail.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 24 Nov. 2025