How to use gray in a sentence

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• The designer chose an achromatic color scheme of black, white, and gray.From the entry achromatic
• Do you want the green gray tape or the red gray tape?From the entry gray tape
• The walls were painted a flat gray.From the entry flat
• A few gray wisps straggled from underneath his cap.From the entry straggle
• He was wearing a gray newsboy and a tan jacket.From the entry newsboy
• All three of the women were older with gray hair beneath white kapps.2021 December 28, Patricia Johns, Blended Amish Blessings, Harlequin, →ISBN. From the entry kapp
• Gray appeared momentarily relieved and relaxed now, his viced hands on the steering wheel loosening a little.2021, Chris Leicester, 180⁰ Chord. From the entry viced
• Agnesse was a short and thin woman, her gray hair tied back in a tight bun.2021 April 28, Ryan Kirk, Band of Broken Gods, Waterstone Media, →ISBN. From the entry Agnesse
• It is a light-greenish hue, more saturated than celadon, less gray than sage.2018 February 13, Katy Kelleher, “Eau de Nil, the Light-Green Color of Egypt-Obsessed Europe”, in The Paris Review. From the entry celadon
• "If you are a true Minnesotan it is gray duck," wrote Darold Schaefer.2017 October 15, “Reader Response: It's Duck, Duck, Gray Duck”, in Mankato Free Press, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2023. From the entry Minnesotan
• The only time that gray goose is acceptable is if it is vodka."2017 October 15, “Reader Response: It's Duck, Duck, Gray Duck”, in Mankato Free Press, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2023. From the entry Minnesotan
• Before him lay the Groan debtor's prison, a stark gray block against the iron sky.2017, Michael John Grist, The Saint's Rise. From the entry usure
• During the following hour, the high white fleecy clouds lowered and congested and grayed into woolpack.2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 10. From the entry woolpack
• Fells are usually pure black with no white markings, but bay, gray, and brown are also possible.2016, Fern Collins, The Noble Horse, page 126. From the entry fell
• Scroll to the grayed out item and press the center button.2016, David D. Busch, David Busch's Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV: Guide to Digital Photography, Rocky Nook, →ISBN, page 88. From the entry grayed out
• His gray shape was a bandy legged bug crabbling up the dark cobblestones.2014, Darusha Wehm, Gary Cahill, Ian Creasey, Plan B Volume III: a mystery and crime anthology. From the entry crabble
• He wore a black frock coat and light trousers, his cravat a gray four-in-hand.2013, A Scott Berg, Wilson, Berkley, published 2014, page 293. From the entry four-in-hand
• Female and young purple martins are gray and black with some blue on the back.2013, Bill Thompson, Southern Birds: Backyard Guide. From the entry purple martin
• He was dressed in a gray dinner jacket and matching trousers.2012, Tan Twan Eng, chapter 10, in The Garden of Evening Mists, Hachette, page 126. From the entry dinner jacket
• She's wearing a gunmetal gray dress that’s tasteful in front, and practically obscene from the back.2012, John Locke, Wish List (Donovan Creed), John Locke Books, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry gunmetal gray
• Sometimes, it's just gray.” The disillusionment in Ginny's eyes hurt bone-deep.2011, Sandra Orchard, Deep Cover, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 144. From the entry black and white
• The periaqueductal gray contains circuits that control the sensorimotor components of rage.2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 601. From the entry periaqueductal gray
• Their gray fur has a reddish tinge with whitish frosted tips, hence the name "hoary."2011, Terence Barrow, More Incredible Hawaii, →ISBN. From the entry frosted tips
• Melody's velvet gray eyes were transformed instantly into boiling little infernos of fury.2011, Anne Barbour, Escapades. From the entry Haymarket ware
• At 65 years old, the top of his head had baldened, but gray patches surrounded his ears.2010, Jordan Belcher, Tre Pound, page 123. From the entry balden
• Smoke hung in the air and mixed with suspended particles of debris, creating an eerie gray curtain.2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 148. From the entry ground zero
• A gray fog began to form and thicken, surrounding us in that nauseating bubblegummy smell.2010, Melissa Francis, Love Sucks!, New York, N.Y.: HarperTeen, HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, page 130. From the entry bubblegummy
• She couldn't get a single thought from his head—it was a gray blank.2010, James Patterson, Maximum Ride Boxed Set #1. From the entry antisepticky
• Any other default paragraphs should still be dark gray based on the embedded style.2007, Simon Collison, Beginning CSS Web Development: From Novice to Professional. From the entry in-line
• Moore’s nocturnal lights, of wearing black clothes so overwashed that they start to look gray.2007 January 15, Janet Maslin, “The Vampire Wears Flannel, and He Cheats on His Tan”, in New York Times. From the entry overwash

Meaning of gray

1. adjective Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
2. adjective Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
3. adjective Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.

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Questions about gray in a sentence

How do you use gray in a sentence?

Gray is used as an adjective, verb and noun. For example: “I have already gone gray and lost my looks.”

What is a short sentence with gray?

“the gray dollar”

What does gray mean?

Gray means of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.