gray
adjective
of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
had grayed
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past perfectof gray.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The hair at his temples, what was left of it, had grayed.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2022
Nearly six decades on, of course, that ponytail had grayed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2017
Wallace had grayed a bit, but still wore the sweeping imperial moustache he’d had at the Battle of Shiloh.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2013
Ghali’s hair had grayed at his temples, framing wrinkles deepened by the sun.
From Washington Post
Ralph had aged visibly since the last time many of the people in the courtroom had seen him; I could hear murmurs about how his hair had grayed.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
