shade
Example Sentences
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They worried about college admissions and which shade of polish to choose at the nail salon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Not outstanding but proceeded through to Q2 and had the pace over Haas team-mate Oliver Bearman, who has been putting Ocon in the shade so far this year.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Such names often referred not to a single precise shade but to clusters of related ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The cost, I’m told, would depend on what the enhancements include: signs, lights, trees, shade canopies, sidewalk repairs, escalators, and so on.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
There are hundreds of words to describe every possible shade of every color —just look inside any big crayon box.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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