Example Sentences

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The upcoming heat wave should bring a respite from “June Gloom”— the ocean clouds and fog that are typical this time of year — although the familiar marine-layer grayness may soon return.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

Bo’s memories have already been dulled by perpetual grayness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Now, as interiors have become inundated with grayness and people closely associate the color with corporate neutrality, some designers are starting to notice clients’ tastes shift away from the ashen, the smoky and the silvery.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

In its overall grayness, it followed the pattern set by previous days here this month.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2022

Such people spread a grayness in the air about them.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck