How to Use grayish in a Sentence

grayish

adjective
  • As the man with the grayish-white beard strode across the room, kids looked up wide-eyed.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Wolves have a grayish black coat with small ears and a broad snout.
    René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • In the lawn, Bell said, slime mold looks almost like grayish black beads.
    oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Bull sharks are a grayish brown with a light, white belly.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 15 June 2023
  • The difference is the scrub jay also has a blue face and a grayish chest.
    René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 10 Nov. 2020
  • In some photos, her hair appeared to have a grayish tint due to the cool tones in the lighting.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 18 Oct. 2023
  • In the distance, a large plume of grayish smoke rose over the surrounding hills.
    Felicia Fonseca, ajc, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Dilute drips of grayish green course down to the bottom edge.
    Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Puffiness around the eyes, patchy redness, and a sort of dull, grayish tone to the skin are all common with this.
    Daniela Morosini, refinery29.com, 29 Apr. 2020
  • The sky rolled in grayish black off the water, lightning cracked and thunder clapped.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
  • Moose have long, slender, grayish-white legs, with the bulk of their bodies above the headlights.
    Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 3 May 2021
  • These grayish-brown birds, smaller than robins, fly up as your car goes by.
    Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Most people would’ve just done the water with white foam or grayish blue foam.
    Vulture, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The robber is described as white with grayish-white hair.
    Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 28 July 2020
  • Try a light version of sage green or a very light grayish blue for things like bedroom walls.
    Sarah Digiulio, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Coyotes also have grayish brown fur, big pointy ears and a long snout.
    René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The sink and toilet are also original and are in a grayish blue.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The fins and backs of whale sharks are adorned with a unique pattern of creamy white spots and stripes set against a dark grayish, brownish, or blueish backdrop.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Debbie: The dining room has a dark gray blue feature wall with light grayish beige walls.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2017
  • From the outside, burl wood appears deformed, all grayish scabs of nasty bark.
    John Semley, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Her white bathing suit and brown legs float amid ripples of navy, grayish blue, and aquamarine.
    New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The surfaces, shaped by hand, are a rough-textured mottled white that takes on a grayish tone when seen from a distance.
    Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
  • This destroys the feather’s refractive structures, and the crimp reverts to the plain, grayish brown of any bird.
    Dave Taft, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2017
  • In this instance, two women in grayish-blue sun hats lean against a railing.
    Dallas News, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Most of the few cars in the underground garage are caked in grayish dust, their tires long since deflated by years of disuse.
    Connor Sheetsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The small body was grayish, teeth visible, with what appeared to be glitter around the eye sockets, although the eyes seemed to be gone.
    Virginia Pelley, Marie Claire, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Before the show’s taping, Fanzo held and pet Fudge, a grayish 1-year-old rabbit to be featured on that day’s episode.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2023
  • True to their name, gray foxes have grayish salt-and-pepper fur with a white underbelly and a bushy tail with a black stripe and tip.
    René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 13 Oct. 2020
  • But the whooper is the tallest bird in North America and features mostly white plumage with black wing tips, while the sandhill is grayish.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2021
  • The aquarium described sand tigers as being grayish brown in appearance with two dorsal fins of equal size.
    Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024

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