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lily-white

[lil-ee-hwahyt, -wahyt, lil-ee-hwahyt, -wahyt] / ˈlɪl iˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt, ˈlɪl iˌʰwaɪt, -ˌwaɪt /




lily white


Example Sentences

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But if Jackson seemed like an awkward fit for a mostly rural, lily-white state, he nonetheless saw possibilities there.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

It’s a beautiful, sometimes shocking NC-17 story, kept out of the lily-white, upper crust canon of literature — until now.

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022

No longer a caricature of a rich lily-white County, it’s 40% non-Hispanic white, 34% Hispanic, 21.7% Asian and 2.1% Black.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2020

At the turn of the last century, vacationers kept fairly covered up by the seaside, wanting to maintain a lily-white complexion.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2014

Quickly those lily-white ankles became covered in mud.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge