tinge
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Though he thinks many students genuinely like the drinks, he says some are attracted to their novelty and drink them with a tinge of irony, joking about being "obsessed" with them.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Long before apps like Alarmy, makers of alarm clocks recognized that some of their products needed a tinge of menace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
On Thursday the pitch looked to have a thick covering of grass, but by Friday it was losing its green tinge.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
Ali: I felt a tinge of sadness and loss watching those flashback scenes.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
I tried to make myself sound mature, but there was a tinge of bragging in my voice because my mother wanted me and not him.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Vocabulary lists containing tinge
"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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