'gray' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'gray' with 15 example sentences.
- gray adjective
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: of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
: used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
: intermediate in character or position
- gray noun
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: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
: clothing that is a grey color
: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
: horse of a light gray or whitish color
: the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
- gray verb
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: make grey
: turn grey
My hair was brown before it turned gray.
There are many shades of gray.
His shirt was gray and his tie was yellow.
I don't like gray skies.
This pencil isn't gray.
I don't like this hat. I prefer the gray one.
Is your new coat black or gray?
The building is yellowish gray.
Could I borrow your gray suit?
The short woman wears a gray suit.
The cerebral cortex is made up of gray matter.
The small table is gray.
This happened in autumn. Light gray clouds covered the sky.
An old man has a long gray beard.
This house mouse is gray.