brownish

Example Sentences

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Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“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

As we watched, he uncovered a frayed, brownish jumper covered in dirt.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

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