Example Sentences

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Watching the men talk—there are just four now, and they visually appear to be pastily interchangeable—was rather monotonous, a blur of royal blue and splashy crimson and dark gray suiting.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2016

Keith is past his prime, hard up, pastily pale and running a little to fat.

From Time Magazine Archive