gray
adjective
of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
grayed
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past participleof gray.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gray.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
grayadjectiveof a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
Example Sentences
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In the distance, somewhat grayed by atmospheric haze, are the smokestacks and cooling tower of the power plant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
By 2003, on Mars, his hair has grayed and receded, and the wrinkles have multiplied and deepened.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
In one arresting work, attic wainscoting is a series of vertical black rectangles lined up one after the next against grayed ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Slender 3-to-4-foot stems topped by pendant umbels of ivory, grayed wine and green echo the subtle coloration of the rose.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
The way his grayed coat draped his frame announced that he was old.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
