gray area

Example Sentences

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“The gauge is gone. The gray area is gone.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

It is a gray area that was being tested on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

I’ve been hosting on Airbnb for a few years, and I’ve recently found myself in a bit of a gray area, morally speaking.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

That was a huge burden on our editors, especially since it was still a gray area.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

There was one small gray area of the sky still aglow in the west; the rest was blackness, and flashes of lightning.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara