How to Use grayish in a Sentence

grayish

adjective

• The sky rolled in grayish black off the water, lightning cracked and thunder clapped.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
• The aquarium described sand tigers as being grayish brown in appearance with two dorsal fins of equal size.
  — Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
• As the man with the grayish-white beard strode across the room, kids looked up wide-eyed.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Dec. 2022
• Wolves have a grayish black coat with small ears and a broad snout.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 24 Nov. 2020
• In the lawn, Bell said, slime mold looks almost like grayish black beads.
  — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2020
• Bull sharks are a grayish brown with a light, white belly.
  — Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 15 June 2023
• The difference is the scrub jay also has a blue face and a grayish chest.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 10 Nov. 2020
• In some photos, her hair appeared to have a grayish tint due to the cool tones in the lighting.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 18 Oct. 2023
• In the distance, a large plume of grayish smoke rose over the surrounding hills.
  — Felicia Fonseca, ajc, 21 Apr. 2022
• Dilute drips of grayish green course down to the bottom edge.
  — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2019
• Puffiness around the eyes, patchy redness, and a sort of dull, grayish tone to the skin are all common with this.
  — Daniela Morosini, refinery29.com, 29 Apr. 2020
• Moose have long, slender, grayish-white legs, with the bulk of their bodies above the headlights.
  — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 3 May 2021
• These grayish-brown birds, smaller than robins, fly up as your car goes by.
  — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
• Most people would’ve just done the water with white foam or grayish blue foam.
  — Vulture, 19 Oct. 2022
• The robber is described as white with grayish-white hair.
  — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 28 July 2020
• Try a light version of sage green or a very light grayish blue for things like bedroom walls.
  — Sarah Digiulio, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2019
• Coyotes also have grayish brown fur, big pointy ears and a long snout.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 24 Nov. 2020
• The sink and toilet are also original and are in a grayish blue.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2021
• The fins and backs of whale sharks are adorned with a unique pattern of creamy white spots and stripes set against a dark grayish, brownish, or blueish backdrop.
  — Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
• Debbie: The dining room has a dark gray blue feature wall with light grayish beige walls.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2017
• From the outside, burl wood appears deformed, all grayish scabs of nasty bark.
  — John Semley, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2020
• Her white bathing suit and brown legs float amid ripples of navy, grayish blue, and aquamarine.
  — New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
• The surfaces, shaped by hand, are a rough-textured mottled white that takes on a grayish tone when seen from a distance.
  — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
• This destroys the feather’s refractive structures, and the crimp reverts to the plain, grayish brown of any bird.
  — Dave Taft, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2017
• In this instance, two women in grayish-blue sun hats lean against a railing.
  — Dallas News, 3 Jan. 2022
• Most of the few cars in the underground garage are caked in grayish dust, their tires long since deflated by years of disuse.
  — Connor Sheetsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
• The small body was grayish, teeth visible, with what appeared to be glitter around the eye sockets, although the eyes seemed to be gone.
  — Virginia Pelley, Marie Claire, 7 Sep. 2021
• Before the show’s taping, Fanzo held and pet Fudge, a grayish 1-year-old rabbit to be featured on that day’s episode.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2023
• True to their name, gray foxes have grayish salt-and-pepper fur with a white underbelly and a bushy tail with a black stripe and tip.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 13 Oct. 2020
• But the whooper is the tallest bird in North America and features mostly white plumage with black wing tips, while the sandhill is grayish.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2021

Last Updated: 20 Sep 2024