Example Sentences

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"Lambsquarters out-spinaches spinach, in terms of pure greeny flavor," writes Chin in "Eating Wildly."

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2021

“It is browny, yellowy, greeny in colour, a bit slippery to hold but also very heavy and very hard, and when you cut into it you find a stitching of wet wipes holding it together.”

From The Guardian • Feb. 4, 2018

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is out on Friday Speccy, greeny, beardy, owly, ginger and the fit one - all the gang are here.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2011

Then a telephone�a telephone�sitting up on a tree stump, glowing in the greeny deeps with beautiful glowing cords of many colors coming out of it.

From Time Magazine Archive

He’s a greeny, and when he passed, the trees on the bank burst into blossom and flowers popped out of the ground.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard