gray area

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

By definition, occupying the gray area between a bar and a restaurant, taverns aren’t fancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

In the satellite image, the stadium appears as a gray area just below the Alpine region in the lower left portion of the frame.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

I love both because they thrive in the gray area of appetite: nothing too hot, nothing too cold, nothing that makes me recoil from a bite.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

The city would be the hot zone, and the floating ship would be the gray area, the place of refuge for the doctors.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston