shade
Example Sentences
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She selected the same fire-engine shade for the ones at Marcel: “I was like, OK we have to do this. Imagine that table wins, talk about celebration!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Once made, it is a beautiful shade of pink, dotted throughout with colorful fruits and berries, so serve it in your prettiest bowl because it brings plenty of visual appeal.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
He also tried showy penstemons, but they didn’t like the shade near the house.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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 water was a different shade from the river—a slate blue-gray that blended in with the hills and sky, which were darker and lighter shades of the same color.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Vocabulary lists containing shade
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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