shades

Example Sentences

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“There’s lots of shades of blue,” pointed out Chad Peace of the Independent Voter Project, on a press call to support open primaries.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Jackets also had their place on the runway in shades of black, gold, and silver.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Just like the tourists perched above, visitors in the boats below try to get the ultimate snap: the vertical landscape looming over the Yangtze River in shades of electric blue, magenta and red.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Blackout shades were raised; people poured into the streets, shouting, dancing and embracing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

An agent lifts the shades from my face.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston