lose color
Example Sentences
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Succulent varieties that require more direct light will become etiolated and lose color without it.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2022
The discovery is particularly disturbing, researchers said, because a cooling La Niña weather pattern in the ocean usually offsets warming that stresses coral and causes them to lose color.
From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2022
“She didn’t have money for birth control,” said her mother, Lucibel Marcano, 51, who cared for Fexsibel in her final hours, watching her daughter’s face lose color.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2021
“And if there are certain areas that are getting a lot of direct sunlight, those cushions can eventually lose color from the UV rays.”
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2019
Another stem seemed to lose color in front of our eyes.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
