How to Use coloration in a Sentence

coloration

noun
  • He attempted to give a religious coloration to the war.
  • The West African lungfish also exhibits a distinctive mottled coloration that aids in camouflage.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • There’s no coloration of the sound that made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck at times.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 June 2022
  • Their coloration, their spackling, the ring around where the stem is.
    Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 5 May 2021
  • For all its darker colorations, the film is a lyric ode to the goodness in mankind.
    Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In their final pre-adult stage, the nymphs take on a red coloration.
    Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • In the past 15 years, only three frogs have been found with this coloration.
    Eli Francovich, The Seattle Times, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Deeply gray in coloration, the Salween is scaleless with a broad body and head.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 25 June 2020
  • Bluegill, on the other hand, have a duller blue, solid coloration near the bottom of the gill plate.
    Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The flowers range coral-orange to light peach petals with a kiss of lime coloration.
    Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2018
  • This tree also comes ready with 900 lights meant to fit in with its coloration.
    Mark Brezinski, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2019
  • That's because the genes that cause black coloration in cats are the most dominant.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 27 Oct. 2019
  • The team was the first to record the incredible coloration of the animal, and named it the rainbow toad.
    Discover Staff, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2016
  • Warmer waters drive out the tiny plants that corals feed on and depend on for their vivid coloration.
    Alan B. Sielen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
  • After six months, the monkey will turn to full adult coloration.
    Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 12 May 2021
  • Steen suggests looking at the coloration pattern of the snake.
    Dennis Pillion, AL.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Look out for fruit blushes or varying colorations on the skin.
    Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 26 June 2023
  • Old branches lack the vivid coloration of young rods and have a grayish color.
    oregonlive, 21 Sep. 2019
  • But in my client's personal spaces, the coloration turns to pale blues and pinks.
    Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 13 July 2017
  • But in my client's personal spaces, the coloration turns to pale blues and pinks.
    Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 13 July 2017
  • Focal claims that the result is a clear and precise sound that has no coloration.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • This coloration may extend as much as 2 to 5 feet above ground just prior to tree death.
    oregonlive.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • The fish have distinct coloration, with bright red-orange fins.
    oregonlive, 15 July 2021
  • There is more distinct coloration around the northern’s neck; a beak that extends just a bit longer.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
  • The blue coloration was especially evident on the head, mouth and lips of the fish.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2020
  • Stacking up the reds, blues, and yellows produces the muddy brown coloration of lobsters in the wild.
    Robinson Russell, National Geographic, 19 June 2018
  • And its typical bright white coloration was a dingy brown.
    Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Hens of both lesser and greater will range in coloration from brown to grayish-brown, with the same wide, heavy bill and a white facial patch at the base.
    M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 8 Feb. 2024
  • But if any of these creatures turn to a pigment-free diet, their coloration fades to white.
    Robinson Russell, National Geographic, 19 June 2018
  • This often leads to white coloration in splotches on the animal’s skin or fur.
    Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024

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