greenish-blue

Example Sentences

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They don’t look like what we think a bee should look like and in fact more closely resemble a fly, although some are an attractive metallic greenish-blue.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

Unlike their Black counterparts in Mr. Appah’s more realistic portraits, these dreamscapes’ inhabitants are mostly greenish-blue, like the verdigris of weathered bronze.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2020

The setting was awash in greenish-blue lights, which a museum representative said was a nod to the creative work of both honorees.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2019

Pith cells stain greenish-blue and are about 50 to 100 microns in diameter in the middle, and smaller toward the outside.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

It’s a dragonfly with brilliant greenish-blue wings and tiny goggles over its eyes.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt