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
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
The fire department noted that the large amounts of logs and brush inside the landfill helped produce the prodigious plumes of smoke that further grayed out the sky well into Tuesday.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
It’s shot in faded, slightly grayed colors, as if it was left out in the rain, with cinematographer Luc Montpellier finding beautiful afternoon light in the barn and surrounding fields.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
The way his grayed coat draped his frame announced that he was old.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
