gray area
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Regular bikes are already banned from anything designated as a “trail,” according to a city ordinance, but a spokesperson for Lee said e-bikes were a gray area that his proposal aims to address.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Cases like Monique’s highlight that gray area between passengers behaving badly, your own feelings of safety as a passenger, and official U.S.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
It is a gray area that was being tested on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
That was a huge burden on our editors, especially since it was still a gray area.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
There was one small gray area of the sky still aglow in the west; the rest was blackness, and flashes of lightning.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
![]()