bluish
Example Sentences
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His lips had a bluish hue, which a consultant concluded was the tell-tale sign of a respiratory failure.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
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
Hair all gray and black and bluish and reddish in streaks.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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