How to Use grey in a Sentence
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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 -
The grey ash trees and their mottled plumage were as one with each other, curving and branching to form a ceiling overhead.
— Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024 -
Pairing the dress with long white socks, dark pink sneakers and a dark grey bag across her body, Garner spun around in her bathroom before heading out.
— Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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