How to Use salt-and-pepper in a Sentence

salt-and-pepper

adjective
  • The actor loved the way her new salt-and-pepper hair looked in the mirror.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 29 Mar. 2023
  • He’s described as white with a thin build and a salt-and-pepper beard.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • At first, there might be a set of salt-and-pepper shakers.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Moore showed off a fresh haircut and his scruffy salt-and-pepper beard in the selfie.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Him: leather jacket, white pants, salt-and-pepper beard.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Sports bras and leggings feature the salt-and-pepper look of ’90s denim.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
  • His usual salt-and-pepper beard was dyed a dark brown color.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Playing the medium is Michelle Yeoh, who sports a fetching salt-and-pepper bob.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The dolls feature diverse traits, including salt-and-pepper hair and Ken’s curly locks.
    Ty Gaskins, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Dark glasses shielded his eyes, while salt-and-pepper tufts flecked his goatee.
    Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The acclaimed actor, 61, is seen with a salt-and-pepper beard on Saturday, January 25 in photos .
    Joseph Galizia, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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