coppery
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Origin of coppery
Example Sentences
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With a glinting, coppery tone, Capuçon gave the opening phrase — a Baroque homage that nods to Bach’s Invention No. 13 — a cunning flicker of darkness and light.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
It yields a coppery color, with flavors of tart apples balanced delicately on the edge of overripeness and a slight mineral bitterness on the refreshing finish.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022
Super-stylish staff carry trays of icy cocktails and hot plates wafting smoke, sweet and spice through the equally stylish room, which mixes old-fashioned coppery tile ceiling panels with a gleaming open kitchen.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
Its coppery, pale gold colour indicated it contained gold of low purity, but was an amount enough to qualify as treasure, said coroner Yvonne Blake.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2022
He saw a little coppery shine in the gutter and walked toward it but just as he reached it Willard shoved him aside and picked up the penny.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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