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

I like the straightforward transaction of reserving a hotel room, not the gray area of booking with a stranger who—the cozy “host” title notwithstanding—plans to charge me for my stay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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

And there’s very little room for any gray area in the middle — and certainly even fewer people who want to have an intelligent, patient discussion about these polarities.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

The Level 4 air lock is a gray area, a place where two worlds meet, where the hot zone touches the normal world.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston