slate gray
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- slate-gray adjective
Etymology
Origin of slate gray
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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“Among the Planets” is a flat plane of slate gray color interrupted by large, grayish-brown arcs at top and bottom.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
The color palette recalled a rainy day on the highlands: moss, brown, slate gray and maroon, cornflower blue, mustard.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024
Another set of scarves: Rich sky blues, pastel yellows, maroon, teal, slate gray.
From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2021
The sky over Central Park was slate gray, with pinpoints of stars dim amid the city’s stubborn glow.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2020
Through the illuminated doorway, a new shadow creeps out onto the screen—a slate gray silhouette of a boy who walks across the stage of the window frame beneath the hovering moon.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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