How to Use tinge in a Sentence

tinge

1 of 2 noun

• The boy's white t-shirt had a murky tinge in a post-mortem photo.
  — Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
• The crowd was silent with a small tinge of boos being heard in the arena.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
• There’s a touch of pathos to spending time with Cage ... but just a tinge.
  — Glenn Whipp Entertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2022
• The mild wings had just a slight tinge of heat and that classic Frank’s RedHot sauce.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Nov. 2021
• While most of her face is cleaned off, a tinge of green remained around her eyes and nose.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2022
• Even trips to the playground now have a tinge of danger: the equipment burns their skin.
  — Drew Kann, CNN, 28 July 2021
• The finish has a slight tinge of heat that fades into a pleasant warmth in the back of your throat.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2022
• As the years passed, Gode started to harbor a tinge of regret.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Nov. 2022
• The Caviar Hotline has a tinge of nostalgia and just the right amount of mischief.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023
• Crème brûlée flavors with tinge of orange on the finish and some lime.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
• Vanilla offers a tinge of sweetness but this scent is dark and musky through and through.
  — ELLE, 1 Aug. 2023
• And like all truths, there’s a tinge of a dark side felt throughout the exhibition.
  — Michael Philouze, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2022
• Take a page out of Max Mara's playbook — keep thing simple, with a tinge of coral lipstick.
  — Allure Staff, Allure, 22 Sep. 2022
• The juice of the grapes is macerated with the skins, which provide a tinge of color and a mild rasp of tannin.
  — New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022
• Holding it today, Hilton looks at it with a tinge of disgust.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2021
• Some of the best sketches, whether silly or savage, have a tinge of horror.
  — New York Times, 24 May 2022
• Farmer’s cheese is one of the smoothest cheeses available -- with just a tinge of natural sweetness.
  — Yadi Rodriguez, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• The newborn’s breathing appeared labored, and the healthy pink tinge to his skin gave way to a purplish hue.
  — Helena Oliviero, ajc, 25 Oct. 2022
• There was more than a tinge of sadness with the first live glimpse of one of the biggest failures in Dodgers history.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
• For some people, this is the end of a grail quest, and there’s almost a tinge of sadness there, having solved the mystery.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Mar. 2022
• Maraschino cherries: Dump in wet, risking a pink tinge to the end result?
  — Leanne Italie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
• People are ready to look dewy and natural with a tinge of glamour.
  — Porsche Harwell, Essence, 18 May 2021
• Hank is filled with ennui soaked with a tinge of anger, with a sprinkle of misanthropy on top.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2023
• Every bite has a sweet tinge of caramelized onions that melt right into the greasy mozzarella.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022
• Thinking about things this way fills me with anxiety and a tinge of sadness.
  — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 31 Dec. 2022
• The corny music drops out, and the bright studio lights dim to a bruised, greenish tinge, as if the camera had been dropped into olive brine.
  — The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
• Every year, there was a tinge of regret for not spending more time in Boston.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2022
• Lawns and pavements in northern and western areas showed a white tinge.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
• There was, though, a bittersweet tinge to the jubilation.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• Depending on the seeing conditions at the time and size of your telescope, the nebula may have a slight greenish tinge.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024

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tinge

2 of 2 verb

• The ink tinged his fingers blue.
• Here are the blue skies, the tawny hills, the grapevines tinged fierce red.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
• Their scenes have a sweet, comic edge tinged with a haunted sense of loss.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
• The air smells of flowers tinged with the essence of glue, of which there are the three varieties — white, sticky and rubber.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• Now, everything is tinged with the looming aura of the endgame.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
• My sense of obligation for Maggie was grave and tinged with guilt.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
• The metals, including bronze, seem to tinge the light warmly.
  — Joseph Giovannini, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2016
• But for Kim, the feeling of triumph was tinged with sorrow on Sunday and the days that followed.
  — David Nakamura, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
• Beyond them stretched a bright blue sky, and mountains tinged with yellow.
  — Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
• By evening, the rain seemed to be gone, replaced by a fiery sunset, as orange flame seemed to tinge the undersides of gray clouds.
  — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2021
• The flowers may be tinged with pink, while the foliage has three-leaflets with white V-marks that form a triangle when viewed from above.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 25 June 2023
• Among the replies to her tweet, there was curiosity tinged with a side of skepticism.
  — Christine Yu, Outside Online, 10 Feb. 2023
• On the traditional front, luscious brisket has a sharp peppery bark, and pork ribs are tinged pink with smoke straight down to the bone.
  — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
• As night fell, this mood, tinged with hints of dislocation and panic, took hold.
  — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• In retrospect, that time was also tinged with hints of darkness.
  — Anthony Malone, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2023
• This leads us to the third element: Trump, like Stalin, tends to tinge the idea of expertise with class resentment.
  — M.t. Anderson, Slate Magazine, 18 Jan. 2017
• His voice was tinged with indignation, as though Vincent had accused him of a crime.
  — Kris Rhim, New York Times, 27 May 2023
• The white water would tinge red from the bedrock sandstone, and ominous rumbling sounds would be heard as boulders the size of cars belched from one of the spillways into the river.
  — John D'anna, azcentral, 18 July 2019
• Wispy white feathers tinged at the ends with hot pink or canary yellow adorned the bottom half of the dress, adding a colorful dimension to the navy blue piece.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Mar. 2023
• The coastal setting is palpable, the writing itself somehow tinged with salt.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 17 July 2023
• In the older recording, Williams’ voice is tinged with desperation.
  — Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
• King crab legs from the northern Pacific tend to be the largest legs available and offer delicate, sweet meat tinged with a red color.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2023
• Even his greatest accomplishment is tinged with this sense of overcoming the doubters.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
• While the younger generations believe the spread of A.I. is inevitable, this outlook is tinged with ambivalence.
  — Stephen Pastis, Fortune, 19 July 2023
• As a whole, however, the comments offer a sense of the tension that will likely tinge the franchise's forthcoming seasons.
  — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2021
• Was that concern tinged with fears about the kind of people who might be incarcerated, and their families?
  — TIME, 6 Feb. 2024
• Marvel insiders praise Gunn for making a proper send-off that’s tinged both with emotion and humor.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2023
• Both gray wolves and eastern coyotes have upright ears that are typically lighter on the inside and tinged with a darker color.
  — Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2023
• His comment, albeit macabre, reflects dark humor and a willingness to face fringe situations with pragmatism tinged with irony.
  — Javier Hasse, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• Playing the disconnected man-child still married to a woman who preyed upon him as a seventh-grader, Melton tinged his character’s agony with a heartbreaking sadness that lingered long after the film ended.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024