How to Use gray in a Sentence

gray

1 of 3 adjective
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  • What will you do when you are old and gray?
  • My friends have all gone gray.
  • It was a gray winter day.
  • Then a man in a gray suit with a shock of white hair reached the dais.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The group fled the scene in a gray Acura with no front license plate.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 5 May 2023
  • Clark stood for a long time in the lot, wearing a gray T-shirt and vest in the icy cold wind.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2023
  • He was last seen wearing a blue coat, blue jeans and gray loafers.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The person who passed the bill was in a gray sedan with tinted windows.
    — Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2023
  • Any hair can turn gray, and that goes for pubic hair, too.
    — Tracee Cornforth, Verywell Health, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Those of us with gray hair and 65 to 70% of the nation's wealth should be on the front lines of the fight for climate justice.
    — The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • The gray bottle disappeared from the sidelines, and for now, the sticky pad has the hearts and soles of players across the N.B.A.
    — Kris Rhim, New York Times, 27 May 2023
  • Black’s prime for fall and winter, though the gray, blue, and pink versions are cool, too.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Pick up this gray platform pair that’s only $30 for the next few hours.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • Flanking the white stripe on the top and bottom are dark gray, light gray, and yellow.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health, 13 Dec. 2023
  • To us, gray and plain and empty has a certain beauty to it.
    — Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 5 May 2023
  • The child, whose clothing and face were gray with ash, cried as a man wiped the blood from their face, according to the video.
    — Hala Gorani, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In the middle is a black and gray rendition of the American flag.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 10 June 2023
  • The backsplash was edged with dark gray grout to impart the look of natural stone.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Pieces come in chic colorways such as deep olive, a dusty rose, black and gray.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Ronnie is like the dark gray cloud that kind of came through and f---ed everything up.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
  • So does the hair and makeup team, who’ve shaved his trademark widow’s peak and let the gray show through in his beard.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Sep. 2023
  • This set comes in five colors: navy, wine, charcoal, light gray, and oat.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Our colors were focused on red, gray, black, white and blue.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The sale even includes two colorways to suit any style: slate (gray) and ink (navy).
    — Dan Michel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Made of 100% cedar with a gray finish, this pergola should last for years to come.
    — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2023
  • The game started under a thicket of silver and gray clouds.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • This fanny pack comes in 12 stylish colors, from onyx to camel, dune, dark moss, heather gray, and storm.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Shop the frame in two neutral colors: Gravel (dark gray) and Sea Salt (white).
    — Karen I. Chen, wsj.com, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Look sharp, play sharp Mount Miguel dresses in four uniforms: black, white, red and gray.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Dark gray lenses, although great on the beach on a sunny day, can dull out the features of the road, field, court, or trails.
    — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
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gray

2 of 3 noun
  • Of course this brings us to the big question: What’s the new gray?
    — Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • At the start of the pandemic, Ms. LaFlamme hid the gray with spray dye.
    — Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The bold gray one jumps in the bin and rolls around at lightning speed.
    — Jackson Landers, SPIN, 8 June 2023
  • The Venu 3 comes in black and white, while the 3S will come in black, french gray, sage, pink, and ivory.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2023
  • This deep gray brings a hint of blue for a bit of cool drama.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The brown of his eyes was faded, ringed with cloudy gray; my pity flared and died.
    — Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • There’s terror in his eyes, and his skin grays by the second.
    — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The yellow stripes on the ceiling make the whole room pop, while the grays mellow things out just a touch.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 19 July 2023
  • Cons The shade range doesn’t include as many light shades, grays, or red tones.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The viewers come in neutral shades of gray and sepia, as well as in capri blue.
    — Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 20 July 2023
  • Looking for a gray like Gabrielle Union's to give it a try yourself?
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Mar. 2024
  • No heroes and villains, no black and white, but shades of gray.
    — Richard Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • In the middle photo, her hair is down around her face, and the grays are hidden.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • The palette ranged from neon greens and subdued grays to somber black tones.
    — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023
  • If it’s not done precisely, the gray can bleed into the stars, and the dial ends up in the waste bin.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023
  • With that said, the Full Sun’s blacks aren’t as deep, so dark objects are bright and tend to look more like grays.
    — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The show is meant to represent and be about the gray between two pillars.
    — Erik Piepenburg, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Unlike the iX Flow, though, the i Vision Dee can shift beyond shades of gray.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 Jan. 2023
  • There’s no black and white solution to this issue, there’s a lot of gray.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In this first hull, there’s a Miami Beach vibe with cool shades of ice blue, cream and soft gray.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
  • From olive green to dusty mauve to heather gray, the color options are pretty great.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The sky was a sort of half-dawn gray, and the forecast was for the snow to continue until 6 p.m. and maybe beyond.
    — Byron York, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Their coats are usually brown and tan mixed with gray and black.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2023
  • There are dark bags under his eyes and specks of gray in his long beard and thinning brown hair.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Two of the long-legged birds — one pink and one gray — were photographed wading in the shallow waters of a park lake.
    — Brendan Rascius, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • This is the only box dye that completely covered the grays.
    — Jenna Clark, Women's Health, 17 Feb. 2023
  • In fact, the study released today confirms that rooms painted dark gray can help sell your home for more, to the tune of $2,512.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 20 June 2023
  • All around her are enormous boulders in varying shades of gray.
    — Ben Huff, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Lots of grays and steel blues that lift your eyes skyward, with a hint of nature every now and then that brings you back down to Earth.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The helmet has a matte facemask in the Lions' Detroit gray.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
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gray

3 of 3 verb
  • As the stems age, the bark thickens and fades to gray or brown.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
  • And the Chucks go from maroon low-tops to gray high-tops.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The hair of the man wearing them is starting to gray, too.
    — Murat Oztaskin, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2020
  • When the rest of the world is graying, young Africans will form a growing part of the workforce of the future.
    — Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
  • But as the years progress, his joints will stiffen and his muzzle will gray.
    — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • May gray and June gloom could be even gloomier this year.
    — Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • The graying couple raised their right hands in the children’s courthouse, as the judge swore them in.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
  • Stick with the Classics Use a neutral hue such as brown, black, or gray for a look that will withstand the test of time.
    — Sydney Price, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Neil McArthur is tall, with a boyish swoop of graying hair and glasses.
    — Sam Lipsyte, Harper's Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Same long beard with a few graying hairs, same retro clothing.
    — Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Red-winged blackbirds lay pale blue-green to gray eggs with black or brown markings in their marsh nests.
    — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Toners can be used on all colors and textures, from black to gray and white hair.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 10 Sep. 2023
  • May gray and June gloom are under threat by climate change.
    — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022
  • There are so many people on a daily basis that are not making it to the age where their hair starts to gray.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The menus and venues have changed, but many of the patrons remain the same save for graying hair and nature's timelines on their smiling faces.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 25 May 2023
  • There were soon-to-be dads, who looked young enough to still live under their own father’s roof and others whose hair had grayed and thinned.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2023
  • Stripes, houndstooth, and plaid fabric patterns come in a color range from classic black and navy to gray and wine.
    — Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Study links graying hair to stem cells getting stuck, unable to color new hair growth.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
  • That helmet could stay in a redesign, and a red facemask, as opposed to gray, would look great with the iconic logo.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Best of all, the set comes in a total of nine color options, from basics like black, beige, and gray to vibrant blue and yellow.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Then, Detective Klein spotted a lanky, graying man in a white T-shirt and gym shorts walking out of the building.
    — Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Your stylist will be able to consult on the best cut for your face shape and your path to gray, so be sure to take full advantage of her expertise.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 June 2023
  • Its steel mills once covered the sky in enough soot that men needed to take spare white shirts to work because their button downs would turn to gray by lunch.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Penn first visited Ukraine in the fall of 2021, and the country’s optimism for their new leader had faded to gray.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • At sixty-three, Hand is lean and slight, with graying ginger stubble.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Davis appeared in Clark County Court Thursday with a graying beard and in a blue jail jumpsuit and shackles.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Polland, who has a cascade of graying hair, explained why he was chosen for the honor.
    — Ismail Ibrahim, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The hues range from bright purple jacaranda trees and stunning hot pink city sunsets to gray concrete structures and dark city streets.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 15 June 2022
  • There are two sauna options to choose from—infrared or steam—and the steam version is available in black with a blue zipper or gray with a black zipper.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
  • His night terrors contained muddy alleys and dark streets gray with rain.
    — Brandy Schillace, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2021

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