tinge

Example Sentences

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As I gaze out the window from my seat next to Teresita, I feel my heart beating with excitement and a tinge of fear.

From Literature

She smiled again, with a slight tinge of frustration this time.

From Literature

It felt a tinge awkward handling all these frills, but I’d laundered enough of my mama’s linens to know what was what.

From Literature

When Macclesfield host Crystal Palace on Saturday it will be one of the biggest days in their recent history, but one also tinged with sadness.

From BBC

She met his gaze and was certain that he looked a bit pale, that the faint greenish tinge from his still-healing nose was more pronounced, that she’d done something to hurt him.

From Literature