Example Sentences

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Due to longer sentences from tough-on-crime initiatives of the past, the prison population is graying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Three dogs gamboled about as Kristof, whose curly hair is graying, spoke during the interview in a shed.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2022

In China, where the population is graying with stunning speed, space in affordable retirement homes is hard to find.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2021

Costumes and makeup help to differentiate the eras: Ray is graying at the temples in the later scenes and Claire has cut and colored her hair.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2015

Gwenforte doesn't seem to notice, and she goes splashing through the low surf, which is graying now, more lavender and cloud colored, as the sunset fades.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz