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.
  • That means all the livery and coloring is as per the anime, and not the game version.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Stain your toy with food coloring, which is nontoxic and can be mixed to create custom shades.
    David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2020
  • In small bowl, combine raspberry jam and food coloring.
    Anna Helm Baxter, Woman's Day, 20 Jan. 2021
  • The entire halftime show featured white costumes and coloring, along with a ton of country hits.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Lin Bao licked the tips of his fingers, where the candy coloring had bled, staining his skin a mottled pastel.
    Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 26 Jan. 2021
  • For me, its coloring is at least as captivating as the psychology.
    Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The natural coloring provides a more earthy feel than other competitors.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The secret is in the branches, which feature green and brown coloring for the most realistic appearance.
    Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Adding spices such as paprika and cayenne pepper, mixed with salt and pepper, also add layers of coloring and flavor to the finished product.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021
  • The bright yellow coloring of their crusts, tinged by turmeric (and sometimes egg yolk), recalled the sunny shores of their native Jamaica, a place that seemed very far from my gray city.
    Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2021
  • To enter: Color your favorite holiday/winter coloring page, take a picture of you and your finished masterpiece and send an email to the department.
    courant.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • While the males feature the notable orange coloring, the smaller breeding females can have yellow or orange patches on their body, or brownish gray with light green spots and short stripes on their head and neck, the press release said.
    Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • If the glass dome has any coloring, this can severely cut down on the amount of light in the room.
    Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The nectarine coloring of the frame provides a fun splash of color for the warmer months ahead.
    Samantha Costantino, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • Both males and females have black to blackish-brown, light-brown and yellow coloring, the scientists said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024

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