grizzle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grizzle Khan appears in his latest incarnation — grizzled with a goatee, an elder statesman returned to the screen. Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024 Grizzlies are typically brown, though their fur can appear to be white-tipped, or grizzled, lending them their name. Fox News, 10 Mar. 2020 Given that the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt - both grizzled and a bit beaten up but all the more handsome for it - that's saying a lot. Sebastian Smee, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2019 That, for me, is praise for a work of art that’s as close to puppy love as this grizzled, jaded old WASP will ever feel. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Aug. 2019 See All Example Sentences for grizzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grizzle
Verb
  • Police body cam footage recreates the months that led up to the tragic shooting, reconstructing the tale of a woman who frequently complained about the neighborhood's kids and hurled racial slurs at them before claiming the life of one of their mothers.
    Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • For example, the brand had to reissue and had to rebrand its peptide lip treatment after customers complained about the texture.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are up to 20,000 rabid people raining down their emotions from all angles, a dozen sticks clattering, two dozen skates carving, all those burly bodies bumping into each other and banging into the boards, plus an endless stream of screaming and grunting and cursing.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The professional chef, who had never smelled her own feet before, screamed as Barrymore picked up her foot and gave it a sniff.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The floor buffers come out, whining like jet engines in the hallways, erasing over a month’s worth of shoe scuffs that made the place look like the dasher boards at the hockey rink.
    Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
  • While there is anecdotal evidence that suggests dogs display addictive-like behaviors towards their toys, such as whining if a toy is out of reach or playing despite being injured, this study put it to the test.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Shannon moans right about the time Jenn walks out to see what the commotion is all about.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There’s something moaning in the background.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Grizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grizzle. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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