bluish

Example Sentences

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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

One features sunrise-pastel walls and an angelic ceiling mural, and another is swathed in bluish gray and gold marble print paper on the walls and ceiling.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

That's why moonlight looks bluish, when it's actually the same color as sunlight.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025

It is also a blue moon but those hoping to see a bluish shade to the satellite are out of luck.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024

On the other edge of the property, a tall palm tree and several smaller, bluish silver eucalyptus trees trembled together in the late-afternoon wind.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan