yellowish

Example Sentences

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“We would see a line of this yellowish, pinkish haze,” Pashgian remembered.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Waterbury, a city of 115,000 in west central Connecticut, was long known as “Brass City” for its factories that made everything from lipstick holders to parts of Hoover Dam from the yellowish alloy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

When they got to the last three to five metres, "it just got dark brownish, sort of a yellowish colour", which told them they had potentially found very different conditions, said Kutuzov.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Other dentists were less sure about the wad of yellowish stuff stuck between his left front tooth and the tooth next to it.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

Continue on the yam level and life would be sweet—though somewhat yellowish.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison