How to Use brown in a Sentence

brown

1 of 3 adjective

• Trim away any mushy, brown, or dead roots.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
• One bat, two bat, red bat, brown bat.
  — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
• Snag the pair in black, brown, and light tan.
  — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
• Snag the piece in brown and brass or all black.
  — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
• Turn the heat down if the onions start to brown.
  — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
• Take your time to let the pork chops sear and brown.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
• Priests with brown cloaks and long hoods walked through it.
  — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
• The wide-calf style comes in black, brown, and white.
  — Emily Weaver, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
• Levitt wore a brown suède coat and gloves; her cheeks were pink.
  — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
• Read on for our tips on how to style brown jeans right now.
  — Georgia Trodd, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2026
• Her chocolate brown lace corset and jeans.
  — Meg Walters, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
• Golden swirls add beachy vibes to a brown base.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
• Or brown and pink for spring fashion trends.
  — Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
• The gall turns brown after the adult wasp emerges.
  — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
• These wasps are brown with yellow stripes.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
• Mature seeds will be dry, firm, and brown.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
• Watson topped the look off with a brown suede coat.
  — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
• Avoid ones that are wilted or with brown spots.
  — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 9 Nov. 2025
• Remove the brown husk and wash and dry the nuts.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• Ground it with soft neutrals like brown and gray.
  — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 7 May 2026
• Cut hostas back once the leaves turn brown and wither.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
• Some leaves wither brown, some keep green.
  — Jane Hirshfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
• The star also added a pair of brown leather boots.
  — Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• What causes the brown spots in farm-fresh eggs?
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
• Snag the pair in black, brown, light blue, light pink, and light tan.
  — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
• Top off with a gold chain necklace and brown trousers.
  — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
• Keep scrolling through to shop more rich brown bags from Quince.
  — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
• Scorched leaves have curling, dry, brown leaf edges.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
• Let the flower heads turn brown and dry out on the stems.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
• Cows and young bulls are brown, but old bulls are jet black, hence the name.
  — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

brown

2 of 3 noun

• The room was decorated in brown.
• New teak is a rich, deep brown.
  — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
• Shop it on sale in black, tan, and dark brown.
  — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
• Fall is all about rich earth tones like browns and camel.
  — Samantha Brash, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
• The coffee brown hue is so fab.
  — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026
• Much of the landscape was shades of brown.
  — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
• The main colors are dull gray and drab brown.
  — Greg Myre, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
• Breakfast—hash browns and tater tots.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
• Sides of coleslaw and hash browns complete the meal.
  — Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
• Red matsunori turns her dark-arame brown.
  — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
• Aubergine and brown stood out as key colors of the week.
  — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
• The brown-to-bronze fronds can be removed at this time.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
• The right ratio is about three parts browns to one part greens.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
• The dish is served with eggs, hash browns and bacon or sausage.
  — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
• Remove the plant from its pot and trim away any brown, mushy roots.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
• Clean and chop roots, roast until deep brown, then grind and brew.
  — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
• The greens work with microbes in the soil to break down the browns.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
• Clean and chop the roots, roast until deep brown, then grind and brew.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
• Think creamy whites, ivory, beige, tan, oatmeal tones, and soft browns.
  — Erica Puisis, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
• The velvet choices are a rich brown or the sage green.
  — Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
• Their chicken is so crispy and comes out golden brown.
  — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
• The room is anchored by a large velvet couch in a rich brown.
  — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
• The tall sawgrass has an ombre of brown and gold at its tips.
  — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
• Sear quinoa slices on both sides until golden brown.
  — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
• The color scheme will nod to that with darker hues and browns.
  — Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
• There was a lot of browns, a lot of wood, a lot of wicker and lots of plants.
  — Amanda Long, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
• The snake is copper-colored, light brown or tan.
  — Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
• Carpets were plush and light tans with designs in shades of brown.
  — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 8 July 2026
• The new hue is a rich medium brown with hints of caramel highlights.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 19 Mar. 2024
• Your email picture only showed the tops of brown among green leaves.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

brown

3 of 3 verb

• Her skin was browned by the sun.
• The chicken is browning in the oven.
• Brown the chicken in a pan with butter.
• Make sure to brown the beef cubes well.
  — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
• Cook until browned on both sides.
  — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
• Don’t allow the onions to brown.
  — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
• Add beef and cook until browned with the onion.
  — ABC News, 20 May 2026
• If the flowers brown, the scent changes.
  — Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
• Drought stress can cause blooms to brown too early.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
• Place all pork chops, browned sides up, in skillet.
  — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
• Look for the sausages to brown well and the casings to crisp.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 23 May 2022
• Broil for 1 minute to brown the top, if desired.
  — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
• Add and brown the sausages on all sides, then remove and set aside.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 23 June 2022
• Return browned chuck roast and any juices to Dutch oven.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
• Transfer the meat to a bowl and brown the second batch.
  — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
• In a large pot, brown the hamburger with the onion.
  — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
• Cook ground beef with onions and garlic until meat is browned.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2023
• They should be lightly browned and smell nutty.
  — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
• Use metal tongs to flip the corn dog over to brown the other side.
  — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 May 2022
• When the pieces are evenly browned on one side, flip and repeat.
  — CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
• Add the chicken and cook until browned.
  — Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
• Start by browning ground beef in butter.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
• If your meringue is browning, then something has gone very wrong.
  — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
• The onions should be tender and lightly browned.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
• Then bake them until the cheese goes oozy, with a touch of browning.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023
• Add the meat and sauté until browned, then transfer to a plate.
  — The Know, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
• Jin says as the meat, now properly browned, comes out of the pan.
  — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• The pages are browning and some of the pages, the edges are crinkling.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
• The rice was cooked, but much of it stuck to the bottom of the pot and browned a bit.
  — Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
• On the palate all of the fruit notes lean towards those same browning notes.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2023