whitish
Example Sentences
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The river’s reservoirs have declined dramatically amid unrelenting dry conditions over the last quarter-century, leaving the manmade lakes far below a coating of whitish minerals on rocks, where water once lapped.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025
He groans in pain, his eyes shut and face covered in whitish spots left behind by the healing sores.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024
Moisture triggers the transformation of cadmium sulfide, which is yellow, into cadmium sulfate, which is white -- resulting in a whitish or dull cast.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
It may begin with loss of sensation on whitish patches of skin or reddened skin.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024
And the singed hair on the heads of the people was frizzled and whitish and covered with dust.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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