graying

Example Sentences

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My rapidly thinning, gradually graying hair tells me that I’m not the man I was two decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid has found a silver lining in America’s graying demographics: All of those extra visits to the doctor are good for the economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Sandee Althouse walked into a Silver Lake gift shop dressed in an almost austere, simple black dress, her curly black hair graying at the temples.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

Europe and Japan also have rapidly graying societies, where more seniors are living longer — and therefore drawing benefits for longer — while fewer younger workers pay into the system.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

And sure enough, the man Harry had seen in the Daily Prophet was following along in Percy’s wake, limping slightly, his mane of graying hair and his black cloak flecked with snow.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling