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cloudy

[klou-dee] / ˈklaʊ di /


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Freshly eroded fragments make the coastal ocean cloudy, while dissolved organic carbon can darken the water.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Sunday will be a cooler day for all of the UK as it begins cloudy with a little bit of rain for southern and eastern areas.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

We meet on a cloudy afternoon at the palace, a neo-Byzantine structure in a grove on the outskirts of Sofia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Across the kitchen, one such professional, Pat Clougherty, poured himself a finger of the cloudy beverage, which had been bought in the local supermarket, into a rocks glass.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

A patch of sky, frozen in a cloudy retina, reflected in a puddle on the ground.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Scotland, Northern Ireland and western Britain will experience cloudier skies with outbreaks of rain as low pressure slowly moves across Ireland.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The first signs that a dog is crossing over into his senior years are often a graying muzzle, cloudier eyes or a slower gait.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The picture is a little cloudier for actors in a supporting role, said Feinberg, with both male and female categories up for grabs.

From Barron's Mar. 1, 2026

The cloudier the solution, the fewer active viruses remained.

From Science Daily Nov. 3, 2025

The sky was getting cloudier, and in the darkness the cold seemed more intense.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Northern Scotland and eastern parts of the UK are expected to see the cloudiest weather, especially on Sunday.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2025

May and June are usually Southern California’s cloudiest months, Sirard said, but the persistence of the trough made it even more so this year.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2023

She had to stop driving; the sunlight on even the cloudiest day forced her to close her eyes.

From New York Times Aug. 11, 2021

He forgot how McEnroe’s eyes used to narrow as if against the noonday glare, even on the cloudiest of days.

From The New Yorker Aug. 24, 2018

He's a ben comin' along de fence on de darkest, cloudiest nights dis long a time, like a man dat was goin' to rob something, and peepin' up at Miss Vessy's window.

From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend




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