sallowness

Example Sentences

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At times he relaxed, and when he did so, the sallowness in his cheeks showed, and the heavy lines on his face; then he looked tired.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the lights of the coaches’ office the agony showed, the handsomeness replaced by a weary sallowness, his eyes drawn tight and puffy from lack of sleep.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

It was wormy white contrasted with the ugly dark sallowness of his face and hands.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

It was rather a dirty sallowness of skin; but the gums and the conjunctiv� were exceedingly bloodless, and she complained of almost constant noises in the head.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.

The sallowness had left his face and a slight color appeared in his cheeks.

From The Bachelors A Novel by Orcutt, William Dana