white as a sheet
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But the court also hears from his ex girlfriend, who says he was "white as a sheet" after that BBC interview.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024
Eventually, Elizabeth’s face is as white as a sheet.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2018
One guest at the party recalls President Obama’s then-national security adviser, Tom Donilon, who owns a home nearby, showing up, spotting Fuld and Mozilo, turning white as a sheet, and slipping back out the door.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 12, 2013
Caroline, when she was born, was beet red, with a great deal of her sister’s blood, and Rachel was white as a sheet, and had a transfusion at birth.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2013
Marcus stands on the platform, white as a sheet but unharmed.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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