sallowness
Example Sentences
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At times he relaxed, and when he did so, the sallowness in his cheeks showed, and the heavy lines on his face; then he looked tired.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was wormy white contrasted with the ugly dark sallowness of his face and hands.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
In the lights of the coaches’ office the agony showed, the handsomeness replaced by a weary sallowness, his eyes drawn tight and puffy from lack of sleep.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
The suit selected had been of an ugly blue which brought out all the sallowness of the poor child’s complexion.
From Dorothy on a House Boat by Raymond, Evelyn
That unsullied complexion of bloom was now entirely gone, without being any way replaced by sallowness, as is usual in similar instances.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman
