: somewhat pink
especially
: tending to be pink in politics
pinkishness
noun
Examples of pinkish in a Sentence
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Photographed here with a drone at sunrise, the lake bed gets its pinkish color from microalgae that produce pink compounds called carotenoids as a stress response in briny environments.
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2024
Image In the 19th century, the British artist and explorer Frederick Catherwood portrayed Uxmal, a gorgeous ancient city with pinkish stone structures, with only a few human figures gracing the landscape.
—Matthew Pillsbury Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
There are poignant quotes from philosophers and figurines inspired by The Buddha, while neon lights cast a pinkish hue throughout the space and loud rock music fills the air.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Lemon thyme spreads rapidly and bears pinkish flowers in summer.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
Most striking is a predominantly yellow 1955 painting that’s bisected by a pinkish bar outlined with stripes in a slightly whiter version of the same color.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
These starlets within the nebula release intense radiation that makes the surrounding hydrogen gas take on a pinkish hue with the filters used to create the image.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023
Then the eastern horizon started to illuminate with a soft, pale orange or pinkish hue.
—Romy Gill, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
One night there might be a juicy, pinkish pork chop with tender whole shallots in a syrupy brown reduction.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2024
Image In the 19th century, the British artist and explorer Frederick Catherwood portrayed Uxmal, a gorgeous ancient city with pinkish stone structures, with only a few human figures gracing the landscape.
—Matthew Pillsbury Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
There are poignant quotes from philosophers and figurines inspired by The Buddha, while neon lights cast a pinkish hue throughout the space and loud rock music fills the air.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Lemon thyme spreads rapidly and bears pinkish flowers in summer.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
Most striking is a predominantly yellow 1955 painting that’s bisected by a pinkish bar outlined with stripes in a slightly whiter version of the same color.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
These starlets within the nebula release intense radiation that makes the surrounding hydrogen gas take on a pinkish hue with the filters used to create the image.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023
Then the eastern horizon started to illuminate with a soft, pale orange or pinkish hue.
—Romy Gill, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
One night there might be a juicy, pinkish pork chop with tender whole shallots in a syrupy brown reduction.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
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