as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
the tawny coat of a lion
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Recent Examples of tawny
Names such as Kopke, Graham’s, Taylor’s, and Sandeman have been here for centuries, the long-standing winemakers aging ruby and tawny ports in cavernous cellars.
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AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
All jawline and tawny hair, strapping, like he’s made of marble?
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Great cornerbacks are football’s tawny owls, the biggest of the big-game hunters, dogging prey through darkness and chaos.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
All jawline and tawny hair, strapping, like he’s made of marble?
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Great cornerbacks are football’s tawny owls, the biggest of the big-game hunters, dogging prey through darkness and chaos.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tawny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tawny
Adjective
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The footage shown in court captured the moment officers pressed Tanner Horner about the missing Texas child’s whereabouts after searching his home for signs of the young blonde-haired girl.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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In her upcoming dark comedy, which will be released on April 10, Diaz—who plays Reeves’s best friend—will be ditching her signature lob in favor of waist-length long blonde waves.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The sound box had a teardrop shape, just a couple of inches deep, with a golden-brown polyurethane finish that darkened to black at the edges.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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But when Willy floats into a conversation with Ben or experiences a memory of Biff’s high-school glory days, golden light floods the stage through a high bank of dirty windows.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Tawny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tawny. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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