bluish

Example Sentences

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His lips had a bluish hue, which a consultant concluded was the tell-tale sign of a respiratory failure.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

According to his 2006 memoir, “Against All Odds,” he struggled for breath after birth and turned bluish purple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

As you near the pools, you’ll pick up the scent of sulfur and notice the water turning a strange bluish hue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Years of wind and no rain had finally stripped the valley down to dark gray clay, where only the bluish salt bush could grow.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko