gray
adjective
of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
grays
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present tense formof gray (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The biggest problem involved the neutral axis, the line of grays that runs from black to white.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 7, 2026
The primary colors are drab grays and ugly browns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
A lighted SyberJet logo hung above the bar, and ornate chandeliers cast the wood-paneled room, designed in elegant grays, in a soft glow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
The broker had staged the house with attractive furniture in taupes and grays.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
Outside the plate glass the world in the mist had become a pencil drawing executed in a dozen different grays with, here and there, a smudge of electric red or pure white.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
