shades
Example Sentences
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There’s not a single shot of a healthy human being in the movie, only wraiths filmed in sickly shades of pink, red and blue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The section “Skeletal Embodiment,” in which all the featured garments and objects are shades of bleached bone, blanched coral and fossil gray, is simultaneously prehistoric and futuristic—a realm of deep time in both directions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
All the signage is in black and white, the walls various shades of gray.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
There were shades of Shahid Afridi and Saeed Anwar in the flamboyant nature of the way Razaullah flayed England to all parts.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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
