“It's a sociable port, with jaunty coconut palms lining its brassy waterfront, an agreeable jumble of architectural styles, and a very lived-in sense of its own history.”

“The cornet could be heard approaching nearer and nearer becoming brassier and brassier.”

“Last year, he passed the Eurovision baton to his countryman Graham Norton, whose note of skepticism is, if anything, brassier still.”

“Even so, the bottle tan — especially when slathered on — tends to turn out brassier and Snookier than the real thing.”

“The brassiest move would constitute fraud, except that lawmakers have been open and honest about what they're doing.”

“Marva is regarded by many as one of the rawest, brassiest, most funky singers to work with James Brown.”

“Celebrations in Edinburgh, which had been due to boast the biggest and brassiest Hogmanay bash, were called off at the last minute.”