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

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

That's why moonlight looks bluish, when it's actually the same color as sunlight.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025

It's also a blue moon, but those hoping to see a bluish shade to the satellite are out of luck.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024

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

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