brownish

Example Sentences

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“They’ve got yellowish, brownish stains—you know, from humidity,” Luciani said, musing about how many dollars now sitting in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

When they got to the last three to five metres, "it just got dark brownish, sort of a yellowish colour", which told them they had potentially found very different conditions, said Kutuzov.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

This gene causes the insect to produce the brownish pigment melanin.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

If it’s dark yellow or brownish, it’s a sign you need to drink more fluids.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

The seconds slithered forward until Fig’s dinner splattered onto the carpet in a pile of brownish sludge.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas