How to Use hairy in a Sentence

hairy

adjective
  • The taxi ride got a little hairy.
  • When the deadline approaches, things can get a little hairy.
  • Trim the tip and hairy part of the root ends from the onions.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • The band looked like the two hairy white guys from ZZ Top.
    — Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 18 June 2018
  • And a lot of times in the AL, that becomes a very hairy call.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 22 May 2020
  • The hairy chests and Playboy bushes of the 1970s are gone.
    — Heather Widdows, Time, 13 June 2018
  • When the pond is drained, a hairy wild man with rusty skin is found.
    — John Orr, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Most of the coolest signs were in the sketchiest parts of town, which could be a bit hairy.
    — WIRED, 13 Feb. 2023
  • But moving on to the world of full-fledged cheese doesn’t have to be that hairy.
    — Popular Science, 4 June 2020
  • None of that hairy high school fake this, do what we're told.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • None of that hairy high school fake this, do what we're told.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • The 1 to 2 mm-long adults are slender, with long, strap-like hairy wings.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Where are the women waving their hairy arms in the air with pride?
    — Talia Abbas, SELF, 6 June 2018
  • 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
  • Someone looked at me and yelled, 'Turn around you hairy freak!
    — Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2018
  • Dogs short and lengthy, hairy and smooth, walked down Market Street.
    — Randy Vazquez, The Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2019
  • The green leaves are splotched with white and bumpy on the upper side, and the stems are hairy, which deters deer.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
  • The only way out is through a hairy hole, just big enough for the insect to sneak through.
    — Katy Kelleher, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2019
  • The ad opens with an engine's vroom and a long, panning shot of hairy legs.
    — Joshua Hafner, ajc, 3 July 2018
  • And that cartridge doesn’t have to be a big hairy magnum.
    — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Things could get hairy after a concert in the Snake Pit.
    — Gregg Doyel indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
  • All of them will be hairy, dad bod-y, and fanny pack-y AF.
    — Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Looking ahead, the work to safeguard northern hairy-nosed wombats is far from finished.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
  • There were few hairy moments, including one that involved a camera crane spinning out of control.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Sweaty skin, particularly sweaty, hairy skin.
    — Dawnie Jefferson, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The agency is now looking into the mechanical issue that caused the hairy landing.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026

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