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Examples
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Between the joyous avidity of every one of her features and the whiskey-colored glow of the setting sun, Margo looked more beautiful than she ever had during all the years Charles had known her.
Here Comes Another Lesson Stephen O’Connor 2010
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Her whiskey-colored eyes were sultry, her cheeks flushed.
Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve Kresley Cole 2010
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At the far end of the long, whiskey-colored bar sat two regulars, both men, one stool between them, always one stool between them.
The Hanging Tree Bryan Gruley 2010
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Her eyes are also often described as "whiskey-colored."
Oral Tradition, Epithets, and J.D. Robb Victoria Janssen 2009
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Sometimes, as in this quote from Strangers in Death, the attributes are used in combination: Roarke found it compelling, the way those whiskey-colored eyes could go flat and cold as they were now.
Oral Tradition, Epithets, and J.D. Robb Victoria Janssen 2009
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Her husband, Roarke, is Irish, and Ireland is famous for its whiskey; the fact that he sees her eyes as "whiskey-colored" may give a hint of his feelings for her, and perhaps his association of her with the comfort of drinking whiskey.
Oral Tradition, Epithets, and J.D. Robb Victoria Janssen 2009
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Wide whiskey-colored eyes stared sightlessly upward.
Shiver Jackson, Lisa 2006
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Becky Barker Cade had sable hair and whiskey-colored eyes that glittered with arrogant amusement, a wicked trait that often concealed his intense nature.
On Wings Of Love Barker, Becky 2006
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A beautiful woman with whiskey-colored eyes, untamed red-blond curls, and a full mouth.
Shiver Jackson, Lisa 2006
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As he looked down into thickly fringed whiskey-colored eyes, Nate felt a familiar, enjoyable pull.
Magnolia Moon JoAnn Ross 2003
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