How to Use coloration in a Sentence

coloration

noun

• He attempted to give a religious coloration to the war.
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• Some biologists have argued that the coloration of plants and the ability of animals to detect it have co-evolved.
  — Isabel Gauthier, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2024
• For instance, birds use various hues to show off their fitness to potential mates, and poison dart frogs use bright coloration and patterns to ward off predators.
  — Byhumberto Basilio, science.org, 10 July 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024