bleached

Example Sentences

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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

Wooden balconies above the bar were bleached white from the heat, and several trees outside were scorched of all their leaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Linda Harman, an independent councillor on Ashford Borough Council said the site "completely bleached the sky".

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

“You promised you’d be nice,” the Bride teases when he makes fun of her groom’s bleached hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

She reads a couple of very vivid paragraphs about the “whiter-than-white, nearly alabaster, snowy, bleached Alps” in Switzerland, where her family went on vacation.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein