Sentence examples for smokey from inspiring English sources

THEY were slow, ungainly, noisy, smokey, cramped and freezing in winter.

Despite his success, Gordy remained on the fringes of the popular music business, making very little money, until he discovered William ("Smokey") Robinson, a Detroit high schooler with a soothing falsetto and an ear for sweet lyrics.

In the campaign entitled "Army of Lovers", shot by celebrated photographer Mario Sorrenti, Kim appears with her hair swept back, sporting dark smokey eyes and (very) long lashes and wearing a long sleeved Balmain design, while Kanye is wearing a black tux jacket and looks more than ready for that kiss.

But, it can be tricky to choose make-up gifts, so go for sets of neutral and smokey shades to suit all skintones.

WTF?" shouted the men of Twitter incredulously, which is unfair as Chiles would actually look smashing – if permitted – anchoring things in a pastel-shade spaghetti strap mini-dress and smokey eye-kohl.

Cut the aubergines in half and scoop out the flesh as close to the skin as you can to get a really good smokey flavour.

As for the smokey-voiced Carey Mulligan, she is undoubtedly the British find we've been reading about – wry, radiant, pertly oddball in looks – but the film puts her too much in pride of place on its mantelpiece.

"I can't remember a time when I didn't know Smokey Robinson's voice, because I grew up hearing his music in the house and in the culture.

Some of the Smokey Mountain scavengers even moved to Payatas to carry on their old trade.

While Smokey Robinson, an Apollo legend, spent the evening crooning to a crowd in Brooklyn's Coney Island, Mr Weller channeled The Miracles with his own sublime R&B ballad, "Above the Clouds".

By the time Gordy founded Motown, he was at the apex of Detroit's black music scene and had already discovered Smokey Robinson.