reddish
Example Sentences
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The tree, rendered in a rich reddish brown, appears almost upside down—the trunk descending from the upper left corner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Unfortunately, this beautiful coat, which ranges in color from a reddish tan to a dark granite, also made them attractive prey for trappers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Buried in the reddish soil of southern China lies latent power: one of the largest clusters of crucial rare earths is mined around the clock by a secretive and heavily guarded industry.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
One early proposal suggested that these objects were unusually dense galaxies filled with enormous numbers of stars, with their reddish color caused by thick layers of dust.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025
Mine was reddish brown and my cheekbones poked out a lot.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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