sallow

Example Sentences

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The results were patchy, worsening the effect of my grown-out roots and sallow skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

“Mother was already dying ... her hands were blue, her complexion was sallow, there were circles under her eyes,” she said.

From Reuters • Aug. 14, 2022

She glanced up at the sallow light of the former prison cell and, with a little laugh, quoted me a snatch of Heidegger: “Where there is danger, there grows what saves.”

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2022

“If you’re cool, these warm colors will give you that sallow, yellow look to your skin. Even the whites of your eyes can go a little bit yellow.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2021

Her mouth was open, her eyes closed, her sallow face smeared with dirt.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi