gray

Example Sentences

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We got out and stared slack-jawed at the deep pile of gray ash, and the painted number on the curb, 1160, all that was left.

From Los Angeles Times

California’s gray whales have been considered an environmental success story since the passage of the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act and 1986’s global ban on commercial whaling.

From Los Angeles Times

I grew up in San Jose, Calif., in a dark gray 1920s English-style cottage with a red front door.

From The Wall Street Journal

I thought Alex was pretty cute in his light maroon jacket — the kind that’s perfect for those May gray evenings and one that highlighted his wispy blond hair.

From Los Angeles Times

The way the yes-or-no questions are worded can make a huge difference, and the way event outcomes are interpreted can be gray and murky.

From MarketWatch