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

As we follow the cat on her solitary journey through a wind-tossed landscape of muted grays and blues, the question of what a small cat needs takes on a more philosophical bent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The broker had staged the house with attractive furniture in taupes and grays.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2025

Inside, there are cool, museum-like grays and whites that are broken up with intentional touches that celebrate the art of animation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

But then the risks of hope rise again and my Noise grays a little.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness