How to Use salt-and-pepper in a Sentence
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The actor loved the way her new salt-and-pepper hair looked in the mirror.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 29 Mar. 2023
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He’s described as white with a thin build and a salt-and-pepper beard.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
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At first, there might be a set of salt-and-pepper shakers.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
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In the lobby, a man with salt-and-pepper hair and a blue polo shirt paced.
—Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Moore showed off a fresh haircut and his scruffy salt-and-pepper beard in the selfie.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Rajamouli is forty-nine years old, with a swoop of salt-and-pepper curls and a thick beard in a matching shade.
—Simon Abrams, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023
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Him: leather jacket, white pants, salt-and-pepper beard.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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At thirty-six, Fisher was stout, with short dark hair and a salt-and-pepper soul patch.
—Zachary Siegel, Harper's Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022
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Sports bras and leggings feature the salt-and-pepper look of ’90s denim.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
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His usual salt-and-pepper beard was dyed a dark brown color.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Playing the medium is Michelle Yeoh, who sports a fetching salt-and-pepper bob.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
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His salt-and-pepper hair was styled into a coiffed updo, with the front ends perfectly held in place.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
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His current look is reminiscent of the lengthy salt-and-pepper goatee fans came to know and love in 2010.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Hamoa Beach This half-circle of salt-and-pepper sand (a mix of lava rock and white coral) on the east coast is shaded by hala trees.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023
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Marinoff, who had a salt-and-pepper beard and mobile, bushy eyebrows, held a pen and jotted notes as Lalák spoke.
—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2023
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The dolls feature diverse traits, including salt-and-pepper hair and Ken’s curly locks.
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
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Dark glasses shielded his eyes, while salt-and-pepper tufts flecked his goatee.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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Hall, who has short salt-and-pepper hair and often wears a lab coat, originally trained as a physicist.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ho plans to add bar snacks like a jalapeño popper with crab Rangoon and salt-and-pepper tater tots, a spin on Chinese salt-and-pepper chicken wings.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2023
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Use them to add a gentle warming quality to Chinese salt-and-pepper shrimp, soups, mashed potatoes, béchamel sauce, and more.
—Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 7 Jan. 2024
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He was described as a an older Black man around 154 pounds, who has unshaven stubble on his face, a salt-and-pepper mustache and a goatee.
—Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
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Silverstein, with a salt-and-pepper beard and wearing a hoodie, stood apart from the action, with both hands shoved inside his pockets.
—André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
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These days, de Blasio most often makes the news for his love life or for such momentous moves as dyeing his salt-and-pepper crewcut.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Drakes are unmistakable, and sport their namesake brownish-red head, glossy black chest and tail, and a salt-and-pepper midsection.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
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Even David Strathairn, another legendary salt-and-pepper presence on the big screen, went full brown for his role in the film adaptation upon which the Broadway show is based.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Beneath a thick salt-and-pepper bark, the first bite of prime brisket explodes with flavor, and flawless ribs have a fine smoky flavor beneath a subtle peppery glaze.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
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The acclaimed actor, 61, is seen with a salt-and-pepper beard on Saturday, January 25 in photos .
—Joseph Galizia, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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For his new part, Clooney pulled off a dramatic transformation and turned back time by coloring his salt-and-pepper hair dark.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Tour, a fit man in his mid-sixties, is courteous but playful, with salt-and-pepper hair that gives him the air of a more professorial version of Mr. Rogers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
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His salt-and-pepper take is inspired by Chinese calamari, and the lemon myrtle salt is a traditional Australian spice.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
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