gray area

Idioms and Phrases

Indeterminate territory, undefined position, neither here nor there. For example, There's a large gray area between what is legal and what is not . This term, which uses gray in the sense of “neither black nor white” (or halfway between the two), dates only from the mid-1900s.

Example Sentences

In all likelihood, the pronouncement of death will likely include even more gray area in the future.

From The Daily Beast

I think that dynamic, that gray area really makes that interesting.

From The Daily Beast

God, science and family led you to believe in the gray area.

From The Daily Beast

Boss is an expert in this gray area, where an unlucky few must spend their lives.

From The Daily Beast

The FAA makes clear that there “is no gray area” for journalism.

From The Daily Beast

This is in a gray area between black and white, and it is somewhat nebulous to pin it down to a precise percentage dimension.

From Project Gutenberg