off-white
Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of off-white
First recorded in 1925–30
Vocabulary lists containing off-white
Example Sentences
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After burning through the outer layer — like magnesium, giving off white sparkles — the second layer is ignited, emitting a different hue.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2021
It’s a musical about a white man who rips off white people and then runs away.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2021
The Zim-babwean leader took power when the African country shook off white minority rule.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2019
The former Zimbabwean leader was an ex-guerrilla chief who took power when the African country shook off white minority rule and presided for decades while economic turmoil and human rights violations eroded its early promise.
From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2019
With head on one side, birds look critically down from boughs, nor think of flight; hares, taught by impunity, instead of making off, white scut in air, groom nose with paw, undaunted.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis
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