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Examples of straw yellow in a Sentence
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The lizard’s upper body is straw yellow while its lower half is blue-gray.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
This Triple IPA named Poltergeist is straw yellow in color, has a silky smooth mouthfeel, and is fed with huge whirlpool additions and our largest double dry hop to date, all with Galaxy, Citra, Nelson Sauvin, and Mosaic.
—Hartford Courant, 12 Oct. 2022
In the glass, the wine has an intense straw yellow color with shimmers of gold.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
Tequila Reposado has a straw yellow color, a medium body that can be seen in its legs or tears and golden flashes that tell us about its time in the barrel.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 May 2022
Made using the classical method, the wine has a deep straw yellow color with fresh citrus notes of yellow grapefruit and mandarin orange.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 23 June 2021
Its towns are cheerful and colorful, painted in a warm palette of straw yellow, pastel pink and orange.
—Caterina Hrysomallis, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2020
Eye-popping colors — cerise pink, bright medium blue, lavender blue, straw yellow and Venetian red — added a summer’s lift to simple silhouettes that let the pleats do the talking.
—Washington Post, 20 June 2019
Depending on how long the juice ferments with the skins—anywhere from a few hours to many months—skin-contact wines can range in color from golden-straw yellow to vibrant amber to Tony the Tiger orange.
—Marissa A. Ross, Bon Appetit, 20 Mar. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1796, in the meaning defined above
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“Straw yellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straw%20yellow. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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