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How to use teal in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun, adjective

Teal means any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks. Example: “In a bid to defend their inner-city seats, the Liberal Party has moved towards the environmental and progressive left in what can be described as a “teal strategy” that blurs the lines between the Liberals and the Greens.”

Examples of teal by meaning

nounA teal independent.

  • In a bid to defend their inner-city seats, the Liberal Party has moved towards the environmental and progressive left in what can be described as a “teal strategy” that blurs the lines between the Liberals and the Greens.2021 September 21, Kurt Wallace, “Navigating the great dividing voter range”, in IPA Today, Institute of Public Affairs
  • Concerns of a targeted dirty tricks campaign targeting “teal” independents has prompted the Australian Electoral Commission to bring in its electoral integrity assurance taskforce as pre-polling opens.2022 May 9, “AEC mobilises taskforce to investigate corflute damage”, in Sydney Morning Herald, page 10
  • Ms Haines is a strong proponent of this, and many of the teal cross benchers support her approach to appointing a whistleblower protection commissioner.2022 September 26, “Teals, Greens list watchdog demands”, in The Canberra Times, page 6

More sentences with teal

  • She slid a blue mini cupcake with green and teal sprinkles my way.2021, Josh Lanyon, Bell, Book and Scandal: Bedknobs and Broomsticks, →ISBN. From the entry cupcake
  • Teal or lime green, for example, were particularly hot in third grade.2010, Sarah Cunningham, Picking Dandelions: A Search for Eden Among Life's Weeds, →ISBN, page 65. From the entry eraser dust
  • The teal faced being had a wicked looking spider’s mouth and wide elephantesque ears.2009, K. L. James, Cassiopeia 91787, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry elephantesque
  • The paint chip literally can exemplify the property of being teal since it literally is teal.2003 September 2, James O. Young, Art and Knowledge, Routledge, →ISBN, page 73. From the entry bananahood
  • The titlark, sheath-bill, teal, and goose of South Georgia are wholly or in part vegetable feeders.1922 April, Robert Cushman Murphy, “South Georgia, An Outpost of the Antarctic”, in National Geographic, volume 41, number 4, page 429. From the entry break-bones
  • The clothes were delightfully candy-coloured, with generous doses of teal and raspberry that look renewed when rendered in the timeless textile.2022 September, “The Collections”, in Harper’s Bazaar Singapore, page 57. From the entry candy-coloured
  • Jonah was being sarcastic, yet you got on a major high horse with your teal deer, oh-so-serious reply to him.2013 October 5, Nellie Andreeva, “Nicole Kidman To Star In And Produce 'Reconstructing Amelia' Film For HBO”, in Deadline. From the entry teal deer
  • I'm pretty sure teal was created for you.2011, Elena Aitken, Nothing Stays In Vegas, →ISBN. From the entry semi-decent
  • Only blondies with green eyes can look semi-decent in teal.2011, Elena Aitken, Nothing Stays In Vegas, →ISBN. From the entry semi-decent
  • Available in bluette, burgundy, cream, peach, white, teal, or navy.2008 December 22–29, Warm Things, “[Winter Showcase] Down Bed Jacket”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 43. From the entry bluette
  • The bolts were stacked near a wall in shades of teal, seafoam, turquoise, navy, sapphire, sky blue, cream, gold, crimson, coral.2008 May 28, Eric Konigsberg, “A City Tailor Who Revels in the Boldest Sportswear”, in New York Times. From the entry seafoam
  • Redman took Kenny Lofton's left shoulder on his jaw and saw every color of the rainbow but teal.2003 October 11, Tom Singer, “Redman delivers quality start”, in MLB.com, retrieved 19 Jan 2010. From the entry ring someone's bell
  • SHOOTIES - solid black, red, royal or teal.1989 November 27, Harold Wallace Ross, Katharine Sergeant Angell White, editors, The New Yorker, Volume 65, Issues 40-45, volume 65…. From the entry shootie
  • When I do teal a lily root, I don’t expect to see a broccolo come bursting up and annoying me.”1912 March, Compton Mackenzie, “Harvest Home”, in Carnival, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton and Company, pages 367–368. From the entry broccolo
  • Teal, a sufficient sum has been subscribed to defray the expense of watering the main street of Palenville.1900 July 18, The Palenville Zephyr: Devoted to the Interests of Palenville and Vicinity, volume III, number 3, Palenville, N.Y., column 1. From the entry commissioneress
  • The duck on his left shoulder is the chestnut teal (mudjigin), and the one on his right is a burdekin duck (tindirrgam).2005, Allan Marett, Songs, Dreamings, and Ghosts: The Wangga of North Australia, page 17. From the entry Burdekin duck
  • Looks like -- saltshaker --- teal."2000, Dafydd ab Hugh, The Liberated: Rebels #3, →ISBN. From the entry orthopedal
  • The fabric I purchased — superbold flannels, bright patterned in tie-dyed-looking oranges and greens, teals and blues — still makes me incredibly happy to admire and run between my fingers.2007, Spike Gillespie, Quilty as Charged: Undercover in a Material World. From the entry superbold

Meaning of teal

  1. noun Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
  2. noun A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.
  3. noun A teal independent.

Full definition of teal

Questions about teal in a sentence

How do you use teal in a sentence?
Teal is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “In a bid to defend their inner-city seats, the Liberal Party has moved towards the environmental and progressive left in what can be described as a “teal strategy” that blurs the lines between the Liberals and the Greens.”
What is a short sentence with teal?
“Looks like -- saltshaker --- teal."”
What does teal mean?
Teal means any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.

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