brownish

Example Sentences

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“They’ve got yellowish, brownish stains—you know, from humidity,” Luciani said, musing about how many dollars now sitting in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

When they got to the last three to five metres, "it just got dark brownish, sort of a yellowish colour", which told them they had potentially found very different conditions, said Kutuzov.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

This gene causes the insect to produce the brownish pigment melanin.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

Jo shows me a plastic bottle full of brownish black water that she gathered during heavy rain the day before.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

The gutters run with brownish water; the wooden bridge over the ravine is slippery and soft and has regained its smell of rot.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood