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
He was deeply moved, but his face showed his emotion only by a slight increase of sallowness.
From Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches by Joel Chandler Harris
All the babies' faces were sickly and dirty, with pathetic childish prettinesses asserting themselves against the neglect and the sallowness.
From The Grandchildren of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill
