How to Use grey in a Sentence

grey

adjective
  • In fact, one street style star wore an entirely grey set with a maroon wrap over leather bag plus a black leather hat.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 Sep. 2024
  • North sported a blue and grey sweater vest on top of a white button-down top, extra-long camouflage shorts and a large fur hat.
    Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
  • On the plus side, though, the grey pants aren’t see-through.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Above it, a skylight opened up to the grey Parisian skies.
    Vogue, 8 July 2024
  • Bundling up doesn't have to be as grey and dull as the weather.
    Ty Gaskins, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The sloth bear has a grey/white snout and black shaggy fur.
    Zachary Smith, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The clear blue sky went grey, then black, in what seemed like a few heartbeats.
    Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The grey piping is a tasteful touch that the two of them will very much agree on.
    Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Winter is grey and frigid, but that doesn't mean your outfit needs to be.
    Ty Gaskins, Men's Health, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The skin on the 26-pound catfish was mostly white with a few bluish-grey splotches mixed in.
    Matt Williams, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Costs used to make sales, such as transaction fees, are in a grey area.
    Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The actress wore an off-the-shoulder dress while her husband wore a grey suit with a pink tie.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • At least one of the suspects was sporting a large grey backpack, cops said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
  • In the artwork, Cyrus is captured wide-eyed and wild-haired in a blue fur coat against a grey background.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
  • He is believed to be a white male with grey hair who is about six feet tall and between 50 and 60 years old.
    CBS News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • On stage, Stein wore a dark grey suit with orange, light blue and navy blue accents.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Try grey hair, or maybe browse our gallery of blonde or brunette color options.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 19 June 2022
  • Photos from the eruption (top) show the layer of grey ash that coated the landscape.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Davis placed a pair of New Balance sneakers and a grey sweatsuit on the grill in the backyard and doused the clothes with lighter fluid.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Wearing dark grey slacks and a silk, beige-hued shirt, Cornejo looked the part of a therapist.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Happy Father’s Day… from the reason for all your grey hair.
    Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Cheryl, a cop, for Bell, and a guy with a grey ponytail, named James in Adomian's honor.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 July 2024
  • But Christoph Waltz’s Hans Landa might be the most morally grey character in a film that loves to bask in blacks and whites.
    Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
  • In the first photo, Wren can be seen wearing a white and grey babysuit and stretching out with a full head of dark brown hair.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 3 July 2023
  • He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, grey shorts and white sneakers, Maxwell said.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The Magic Mike star looked sharp in a black suit and grey dress shirt while O'Connor wore a satin green corset dress with a dramatic thigh slit.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2023
  • In Kim's case, the silver bodycon gown featured a grey fur trim that continued to drape around the dress.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2023
  • At the wheels was a middle-aged Sikh man and in the passenger seat an old woman with flowing grey hair.
    Arunabh Saikia, Quartz, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The dwarf had ruddy cheeks and a thick, black beard, with bushy black eyebrows above his glimmering grey eyes.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • These wrist and ankle weights come in one-pound and two-pound sets, and are available in a pink, grey or black colorway.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023

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