salt-and-pepper
- a variation of pepper-and-salt.
Example Sentences
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Appointed in January, the 35-year-old with short salt-and-pepper hair was Ukraine's youngest ever defence minister.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Fans of Chad Bianco, a top Republican candidate in the race, readily admit that the Riverside County Sheriff’s thick, salt-and-pepper cop mustache is a major draw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
“Congress should be doing more!” a man with salt-and-pepper hair exclaimed.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2025
Until there’s something better to stick in my ear, it seems that I’ll need to make a separate peace with my not-so-trusty but none-the-less essential salt-and-pepper hearing aids.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
And as his surprisingly gray eyes lock onto my face, his wiry salt-and-pepper eyebrows shoot up toward the shiny spot at the center of his head where all the hair is gone.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
