gray

Example Sentences

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Beijing thrives in that gray space and strategically aims to keep below the threshold of triggering all-out conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Coast Guard showed firefighting boats blasting streams of water onto the platform, which was shrouded in black and gray smoke around 11:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Too often, Social Security advice defaults to black-and-white answers, when in reality it’s almost always a gray, highly individual situation.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Back in cold, gray Chicago, I head to the suburbs for a dermatologist appointment to check off a skin-cancer screening before the new baby arrives.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Betsie’s face was gray with weariness, and she stumbled as we marched.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom