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
Water that is warmer than normal stresses the corals that create a reef, causing them to lose color and even become white.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2020
“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
