bleached
Example Sentences
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Returning to Sausalito, the team passed bleached whale bones on an Angel Island beach, a grim reminder of what they were up against.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
A study published on Tuesday showed that more than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017 -- a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Linda Harman, an independent councillor on Ashford Borough Council said the site "completely bleached the sky".
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
It was her first day back, and she had just walked through a sea of scorched Joshua trees rising from blackened earth, their dagger-like leaves bleached an unhealthy yellow.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
The site was silent and eerie and the puppies’ playground was speckled with bleached bones like tombstones in a graveyard.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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