tint
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As plant debris and soil organic matter wash into the lake from surrounding forests, they tint the water a deep brown.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026
Finish with fresh herbs and a quick yogurt sauce: lemon juice, chopped herbs and enough Old Bay to tint it faintly coral.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026
The basket reeds often develop a reddish tint at the bottom part of the plant when they’re drying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
The arrangements give the material a different tint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
When I put them on, shading the world around me a tint darker, and plug their earphones into my ears, a female voice comes on.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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The red and blue of the women’s clothing echo the tints of the rainbow itself, as do smaller, random flecks of color throughout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
It manifests now in a brittleness that tints their everyday exchanges as ossifying empty nesters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Peter Csemiczky, defending, said his client apologised and had removed the tints.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
Although there have been rare, noncommercial screenings over the years, the expiration of the copyright is what allowed Stenn to finance a restoration with the original tints.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Beyond and above spread an expanse of sky, dark blue as at twilight: rising into the sky was a woman’s shape to the bust, portrayed in tints as dusk and soft as I could combine.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Agents with their faces covered up to their eyes, in unmarked black SUVs with tinted windows, would wait outside churches, mosques, schools, daycares, courtrooms, and hospitals.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Taking an alcohol marker, he tinted the lights a soft amber, allowing him to highlight the art in the room without adding harsh overhead lighting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
"The 2,000-foot-long basin was drained" and "a tinted polyurea liner" was installed in the pool to "waterproof and protect the concrete pool surface", the NPS outlined in its statement.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
What makes the character indelible is the ghoulish heavy makeup, a bright red wig with tiny bangs, and oversized tinted sunglasses -- a cartoonish look that has gone viral.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
The minister ran through the service fast, his bland face tinted green beneath the canopy.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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During her courses, she learnt about tinting, waxing, facials and massage, which was taught as a separate module.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Therefore, in his view, it was worth risking Hollywood’s ire by tinting Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney if it meant more people tuning in, whether out of curiosity or in horror.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
When business owner Robert Cornejo commissioned a mural to adorn his newly opened vehicle tinting shop in February, the Lakewood resident’s goal was to grab patrons and attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
By sunset, however, the tight ranks of clouds seemed to relent; some drifted apart, and stretches of water-washed blue set off the oranges tinting the western skies.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2022
Fadi glanced back at the house as the last of the sun’s rays glinted across the expanse of windows, tinting them silver.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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Visual Arts - Introductory
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