bluish

Example Sentences

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According to his 2006 memoir, “Against All Odds,” he struggled for breath after birth and turned bluish purple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

As you near the pools, you’ll pick up the scent of sulfur and notice the water turning a strange bluish hue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

One features sunrise-pastel walls and an angelic ceiling mural, and another is swathed in bluish gray and gold marble print paper on the walls and ceiling.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

As a result, affected lighter skins adopt a bluish or greyish tinge.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025

“I think they are bluish gray, with a little brown in them.”

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George