How to Use pale in a Sentence

pale

1 of 3 adjective
Definition of palenext
Synonyms for palenext
  • The walls were painted a pale blue.
  • She grew pale with fright.
  • Her illness had left her pale and weak.
  • She has a pale complexion.
  • Are you feeling well? You look pale.
  • Most of these stones come in pale shades of yellow or brown.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In early spring, tufts of pale leaves burst from gray bark.
    — Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Roasts enter the oven a pale cream color and emerge with a deep caramel hue.
    — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The pale yellow or gold yeast is also gluten- and dairy-free.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Countless stars lit up the heavens, with the Milky Way a pale gash across the middle.
    — Laurie Hertzel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The firm had the door painted the same pale blue as the wall and added a baseboard molding so it all but blends in.
    — Jane Margolies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Her pale blue eyes widened in surprise when our eyes locked.
    — John Blake, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The star's nails are a super pale pink that look lit from within due to the chrome topper.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Jan. 2024
  • This is a chameleon of color that can appear like a creamy off-white one minute, and a very pale gray-blue the next.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 31 May 2023
  • Turn the mixer to high speed and mix until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
    — Yi Jun Loh, Saveur, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The sun had gone down, but the sky was still blue, a very pale blue, with a few high clouds still golden with sunlight.
    — Cara Blue Adams, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Lopez's brows are full and lush, and her lips have been lined with a pale brown and filled in with her signature peachy gloss.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Too much light can cause plants to appear pale or yellow.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
  • All that’s left is to glance over at the faces of your comrades, pale with terror at their own daring.
    — James Robins, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In the jumbo-size living room, the tone shifts from fire to ice, with pale blue walls and soft, lavish seating.
    — Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The rash is nonspecific, pale pink, and mostly widespread on the neck and chest.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Large crabgrass can be up to 3 feet in height and can form thick mats of growth, with pale blue-green leaves that are 2 to 6 inches long.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2023
  • Finnegan Biden In a pale yellow dress and floral headband.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • With a bit more effort and focus, your white paper can go from pale and stale to bringing in the green.
    — April Rudin, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • In many places, a pale green haze in the distance, where leaves seemed to sprout and bud by the hour, enhanced a sense of seeing nature at work.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Consider green to bring the outdoors in or a deep or pale blue to add a soothing effect.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The shimmer and sparkle didn't end there, thankfully; a pale pink shimmer gleamed on her lids, too.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Beatrice chose a pale blue frilly gown by Needle and Thread and accessorized with a bow in her hair.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 2 June 2023
  • For her Met Gala debut, Boynton donned a pale pink Prada gown and dyed her hair aqua.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
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pale

2 of 3 noun
  • But the idea of keeping all those guys is just beyond the pale.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2022
  • In contrast, the store carries just a half-dozen pale ales.
    — Kate Bernot, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2022
  • In a large bowl, whisk the sugar and eggs until pale and foamy, about 1 minute.
    — Star Tribune, 9 Dec. 2020
  • What might have been ground-breaking once might soon be seen to be beyond the pale.
    — Roger Trapp, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The dovecote at the peak of the roof and the pale-yellow siding were overseen by one older man.
    — Emma Alpern, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2021
  • In a large bowl, whisk the brown sugar and eggs until pale and foamy, about 2 minutes.
    — Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The chocolate chip cookies should be golden brown on the edges and a little pale in the center.
    — Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Koffi watched the fractured sky above her pale as night yielded to dawn.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The cicadas, once pale, were now golden and browned, their signature eyes turned black from the heat.
    — Haley Weiss, The Atlantic, 31 May 2021
  • As recently as the 2018 elections, the Sweden Democrats were beyond the pale.
    — Dominic Green, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022
  • If Marjorie Taylor Greene isn't beyond the pale, who is?
    — Star Tribune, 1 Feb. 2021
  • Lace detailing was a big theme and became the front of a baggy pale tracksuit top.
    — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Make the cake: In a large bowl, whisk the granulated sugar and eggs until pale and foamy, about 1 minute.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2022
  • The same ultimately has to be said of the abusive treatment at the border in ways that are just beyond the pale.
    — NBC News, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Calls for migrants to be shot and places of worship to be razed would be beyond the pale in most democracies.
    — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2020
  • She was hauled off to jail in her pale checkered one-piece bathing suit with spaghetti straps, soaking wet.
    — Reginald Dwayne Betts Kiese Makeba Laymon Carina Del Valle Schorske Dessa Irina Aleksander Sam Dolnick Mark Binelli Maggie Jones Rob Hoerburger Jamie Lauren Keiles Devin Gordon Jazmine Hughes Jenna Wortham Jade Chang Taffy Brodesser-Akner Kaitlyn Greenidge Rowan Ricardo Phillips Michael Paterniti Wesley Morris Ismail Muhammad Anthony Giardina, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Be sure to stir frequently and keep an eye on the heat—these can go from pale to burnt pretty quickly.
    — June Kim, Bon Appétit, 30 June 2022
  • Berman Law Group is based in a one-story pale yellow building with a cherry-red roof not far from the ocean.
    — Annie Linskey, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2021
  • So many Libyans seem to exist beyond the pale of his sympathy.
    — New York Times, 30 July 2021
  • All this mayhem made the events of Jan. 6 pale by comparison.
    — WSJ, 18 June 2021
  • The stakes of all these combined pale compared with the show’s breathless investment in whether Bertha will get her box.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • As a child, Harris lived in the top story of the pale-yellow, two-story duplex in Berkeley.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Sandy, according to my mother, turns a little pale at the mention of the name Smulian.
    — Sally Schwartz, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2021
  • Add flour and cook, stirring, until pale and begins to foam, 1 to 2 minutes.
    — Erika Dugan and Kate Merker, Country Living, 5 Apr. 2020
  • The finest artisans will give their customer a gentle nudge when an idea goes beyond the pale.
    — Mark Cho, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2021
  • His entire presidency has been a gift to Putin, but this is beyond the pale.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 16 Sep. 2020
  • When the nurses and doctors stepped away for a breath, the woman lay on the bed, now intubated, eyes glazed over and her face pale.
    — New York Times, 27 Oct. 2020
  • For their son, long hours in the gym pale in comparison to the sacrifices his parents have made for him.
    — Marco Cummings, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Over time, the build-up of toxins in your body can cause your skin to change to an unhealthy pale, yellowish or gray color, says the AAD.
    — Hallie Levine, Health.com, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Add eggs and vanilla; beat on high speed until pale in color and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022
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pale

3 of 3 verb
  • But many were starting to pale, and some showed signs of rapid tissue loss.
    — Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • But all of the past changes could pale in comparison to what comes next.
    — Justin Pot, The Atlantic, 11 July 2023
  • Their colors range from white to pale yellow to deep hues of orange, red, and pink.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Soon the prominent red scars that marked each knee began to pale.
    — Sherry Mendelson, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
  • So the team assumed the effect of smoke on La Niña would pale in comparison.
    — Bymaya Wei-Haas, science.org, 10 May 2023
  • The milky absence of color has been compared in flattering ways to pale skin.
    — Maria Teresa Hart, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Yet for all the opulence now in his life, Khaled’s bank pales in comparison to those of peers like Drake.
    — Shirley Halperin, Variety, 21 June 2023
  • Anything that could have gone wrong with the broadcast, of course, pales in comparison to the risk that was present for riders.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But any change in size would pale in significance compared to a change in access.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • This pales in comparison to what the rest of the world does: 94% of countries guarantee paid sick leave to full-time workers, and 93% to part-time ones.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 6 June 2023
  • And that audience size pales in comparison to what Trump could bring in at his peak.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
  • Here’s the good news, the delays at U.S. airports pale in comparison to some major airports around the world.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 July 2022
  • But the Chargers’ problems pale in comparison with the Colts and Dolphins.
    — C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 11 Jan. 2022
  • But those issues pale in comparison to changing the mindset of many who live in RVs.
    — Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • All these issues pale next to the biggest question hovering over any top job at WBD: How long will this gig last?
    — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2022
  • These protests ultimately paled in the face of the thousands of Mainers who came out to support the African immigrants.
    — Jocelyn Ruggiero, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • All those figures pale in comparison to the fees coming Diesel’s way.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2022
  • Phoenix and southern Arizona may pale in comparison to the high country, but there could be some snow in those places, too.
    — The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But even if this is hot strike summer, this year’s surge in work stoppages still pales in comparison to decades past.
    — Alyssa Fowers, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That number could pale in comparison to the number of people who still need to be saved Thursday.
    — Holly Yan, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
  • But all that might pale in comparison to what happened in spring training.
    — Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2022
  • But even these consequences pale next to the fallout from putting the Amazon’s carbon back into the atmosphere.
    — Alex Cuadros, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2023
  • But like most Porsches, the new Panamera shines brightest where the competition is beginning to pale.
    — Georg Kacher, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
  • These stats pale in comparison to New York’s tony enclaves.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2022
  • For the golfers, Sunday will likely pale in comparison to Saturday in terms of crowd sizes.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023
  • These preparations blanch the normally deep burgundy tissue to pale fleshy color that’s not quite tan and not quite pink.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 May 2022
  • That number still pales in comparison with the men’s PGA Tour, where, last year, 126 players earned more than $1 million.
    — Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 24 July 2023
  • Still, the study found that the strength of these financial factors pales compared to the effect of social companionship and support.
    — Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
  • The final weekend will pale in comparison to the main attraction of the first week: the last appearances of Serena Williams on the Grand Slam stage.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Both Barbie boyfriends glow in bright turquoise outfits, though their clothes pale in comparison to both guys' sets of piercing, ocean-blue eyes.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023

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