dye
noun
a coloring material or matter.
Example Sentences
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Diesel that is used “off road”—in farm equipment or for heating purposes, for example—isn’t subject to those taxes, and is dyed red to distinguish it from taxable product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
That could mean there’s limited upside to selling dyed fuel into highway vehicles, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
He still showed up to the victory party in Paris with his hair dyed blonde like Pogi’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"I dyed my hair and skin and reduced my clothing to tatters. I carried my stuff in sacks."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
A never-ending line of carts brought the raw material in—thousands of skins, goat, calf, lizard and snake skins—and took them away again tanned, dyed and finished.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
