bleached
Example Sentences
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It reflected a man with bleached blonde curls who left home in Barbados as a teenager to pursue his dreams in England.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Unless ocean temperatures return to more tolerable levels, bleached corals are unable to recover and eventually die of starvation.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Wooden balconies above the bar were bleached white from the heat, and several trees outside were scorched of all their leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
It was her first day back, and she had just walked through a sea of scorched Joshua trees rising from blackened earth, their dagger-like leaves bleached an unhealthy yellow.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Her skin dry, her eyes shadowed, her spirit bleached of color.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
