How to Use coloring in a Sentence

coloring

noun
  • She added some blue food coloring to the icing.
  • This scarf will look great with your coloring.
  • He has very light coloring.
  • Her favorite activities include playing with stuffed animals and coloring.
  • Our product contains no artificial coloring or flavoring.
  • This unique recipe starts with freezing ice cubes made with fruit juices, lemonade, and food coloring.
    Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2021
  • The nectarine coloring of the frame provides a fun splash of color for the warmer months ahead.
    Samantha Costantino, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • The drug rarely has any cocaine in it, and the pink comes from food coloring, officials have said.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Back then, gazoz got its vivid coloring from artificial syrups.
    Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ, 4 June 2021
  • Each color is made with a natural coloring - like, the red is beet, the yellow is turmeric.
    Morgan M. Evans, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2021
  • Despite its name, the recreational drug may not contain cocaine at all and gets its color from food coloring.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The beautiful red coloring and removable faux-wrap bow is very festive.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Of course there’s the meat, cut into about 1-inch bite-sized portions, and the vegetables that give them fun coloring, texture and crunch.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 31 May 2021
  • The act of coloring pulls your mind away from negative thoughts and into the present moment, says McKleroy.
    Noma Nazish, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This distinctive coloring is not an albino condition, since the bears have pigmented skin and eyes.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 June 2021
  • McKay said great pains were taken to ensure that the sound mix and coloring would feel as close to a theatrical release as possible.
    cleveland, 29 June 2021
  • Neutral to off-white coloring and a casual tennis sneaker silhouette makes styling them no different than a pair of classic white leather sneakers.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 2 July 2021
  • Other resources on the website include free yoga and exercise videos as well as ideas for relaxation such as coloring and music, Folic said.
    Jennifer Shapiro-Sacks, sun-sentinel.com, 3 June 2021
  • Even the coloring and patterns pigeons display is remarkable, Winston said, noting that people just fail to appreciate them.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
  • As the water evaporated from the apple, the compounds that give the skin its normal red-and-yellow coloring would have gotten more concentrated and appeared darker as a result.
    Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 9 June 2021
  • The coloring on the brisket looked fine, but the cut was just odd.
    Chris O'Connell, Chron, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Return the other half of the dough to the bowl of the mixer, add in the food coloring.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Take the project a step further, and dye the sand with food coloring or chalk.
    Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
  • The Rainbow Bagel Kit comes with the mix, food coloring and yeast and yields a dozen bagels.
    Beth Dreher, goodhousekeeping.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Don’t be afraid to think outside the coloring book, as switch to colors out of the norm.
    David A. Rose, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Test for a toilet leak by putting a few drops of food coloring in the tank.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • The $100 bill the man had given him didn’t feel right, and its coloring seemed off.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Males will have red coloring along the throat and a spot on the crown while females are green and gray.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Draw targets on a plain t-shirt and dip the Q-Tips in food coloring.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023
  • There are now great programs to help with the coloring and the shading.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2022

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