pallid
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Perhaps the production was so focused on making sure all the actors looked pallid, and every scene lifeless, that they forgot to add the thrills and chills.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
I laughed 10 times, which makes this “Scary Movie” the best of the bunch — a pallid compliment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The lopsided scoreline was just reward for two-time European champions Chelsea, who were superior from the first whistle against a pallid Barcelona team.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
The pictures show a pallid, hollow-eyed man, resembling Poe, who’s sitting by the fire in his dressing gown when there comes a gentle “rapping, rapping” at the door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
They prescribed vitamins and sugar pills and pills to make her sleep, but Celia diminished, ever more pallid, in her bed.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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