colorless

Example Sentences

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More than this, Washington was not a beautiful man, but rather colorless, pockmarked, bland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The noble gas—completely colorless, odorless, and tasteless—is used in rocket propulsion.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

PCE is a man-made, colorless liquid widely used to remove grease in industrial and household settings, including dry cleaning.

From Science Daily • Nov. 12, 2025

By contrast, many authoritarian leaders are colorless, possessing little or no charisma: Consider Francisco Franco, Antonio Salazar, the Greek colonels, Leopoldo Galtieri, Augusto Pinochet, Park Chung-hee.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

Myrna stopped in the doorway, her arms laden with tablets, and moved her colorless lips for a moment before she spoke, as if she w'ere formulating an address.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole