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Recent Examples of grayish In contrast, the smaller, cramped apartments that the characters inhabit in Poland are rendered with grayish, claustrophobic lighting. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 27 May 2025 Most people would’ve just done the water with white foam or grayish blue foam. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025 The building on Kedzie Avenue between Humboldt Park and Palmer Square is one of the oldest used by the Gateway Foundation, and on a rainy day last week was filled with grayish light as residents moved among dorm-like rooms that each house one to four men. Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 Instead of being jet-black, his fur lightened and transformed into a grayish tint. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grayish
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Adjective
  • Stock up on a few in white, black, grey, and navy—you’ll reach for them more than anything else in your closet.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 16 July 2025
  • Tyler Perry dons Madea's grey curls yet again — this time for a wedding in the Bahamas.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Sasha stood in the middle, wearing a gray suit and tan shoes.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 July 2025
  • Symptoms include coughing or gagging, frothing at the mouth, blue/gray gums and shallow or rapid breathing.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • The pool also made a splash when Angelina Jolie took a plunge in it wearing a silver sequined Randolph Duke gown after winning a Golden Globe for Gia in 1999.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • The second look in the photoshoot was more casual — Jenner was styled in a navy blue polo shirt with a silver zip-up collar layered with a red strapless top.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 19 July 2025

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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grayish. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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