How to Use hairy in a Sentence

hairy

adjective
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  • When the deadline approaches, things can get a little hairy.
  • The plants have hairy compound leaves and bloom in the spring into early summer.
    — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Even at 20mph, sharing a road with cars going 40mph can be hairy.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Downy, hairy, red-bellied, and pileated are the four common woodpecker species this time of year.
    — Star Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Researchers said the components of the eyes were normal other than the layer of hairy, thick skin.
    — Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Legend joins the fun holding a googly-eyed Roomba friend and flashing a hairy chest pelt.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Adding to the design are premium hairy suede overlay panels serving as the shoe’s mudguard.
    — Victor Deng For Footwear News, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2021
  • First, give these hairy beasts lots of space, as much as half the length of a football field — this is good advice to follow around all large wild animals.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Cut cleaned artichokes in halves or quarters, remove the hairy choke, and sprinkle with salt and pepper, rubbing in the seasoning.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The reality-television star, known for her outlandish, raunchy look, would traipse down the street or the boardwalk wearing short shorts and a pair of hefty, hairy boots.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The finish was hairy, as Washington State nearly wiped out the eight-point cushion during the final seconds.
    — oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2021
  • While moon boots and hairy boots have certainly existed, these XXL clodhoppers feel like a new chapter.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Other than the thorny tips of the petals, the only other part of the artichoke that should be completely discarded is the hairy choke, which sits atop that meaty heart deep in its center.
    — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Unlike bees, whose hairy bodies are easily coated in the yellow dust, butterflies have long, delicate legs that seldom brush up against a flower’s pollen-producing anthers.
    — Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Their heads protected by crash helmets, fireman’s masks, or culinary weapons, they are silhouetted like pears, torpedoes, or rocket missiles, in light hairy materials.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Judge Roy Ferguson, who was presiding over the case, tried to virtually assist Ponton in the hairy situation, but to no avail.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2021
  • Their story is a cautionary tale for all who venture out to Oregon’s mountains in winter, but also one that shows how to escape a hairy situation with some quick thinking, hard work and a little bit of luck.
    — oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Most of the coolest signs were in the sketchiest parts of town, which could be a bit hairy.
    — WIRED, 13 Feb. 2023
  • This is the best feed to keep up with these hairy giants.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The leaves are 3 inches across, hairy, dark green and form rosettes.
    — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Nov. 2022
  • And one of the ways to identify it is by its leaves, which look hairy.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022
  • In fact, the allure of hairy men is time-tested, and no joke.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 20 Mar. 2023
  • But when prices start to spike, things can get a little hairy.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Things could get hairy after a concert in the Snake Pit.
    — Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
  • Are there two people in the world who are equally hairy?
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2023
  • His hairy armpits are damp; a wet film of sweat has formed where his left foot rests on his right.
    — Hurmat Kazmi, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Queen Anne's lace has hairy, solid, green stems and no spots.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2021
  • And that's when things get hairy in a real Black Mirror way.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 20 June 2023
  • These caterpillars are hairy and dark when small, and later have two yellow lines along the back.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024
  • Impressive, given that the movie opens with him in close-up under a sink, scrambling to catch a giant, hairy bug.
    — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024

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