color in

phrasal verb

colored in; coloring in; colors in

: to add color to (a shape or picture) by using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.

Examples of color in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Up to that time, black players were confined to the Negro Leagues, which were around from the 1920s to the late ‘40s, and featured some of the greatest ballplayers of any color in the sport’s history. —

Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024 Mature females are also vibrant in color in comparison to the males' relatively colorless brown, according to National Geographic. —

Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024 Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff A flower blooms on a cactus, a cheery patch of color in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, not long after the start of spring. —

Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2024 In pink – a hot color in men’s watches right now (in limited editions) – showcases the intricate pattern, which radiates out from the small seconds display at six o’clock, where the lines draw closer together. —

Carol Besler, Robb Report, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for color in

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