sallow

Example Sentences

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And in it stands a tiny woman, narrow shoulders, sallow cheeks, an apron tied loosely around her waist.

From Literature

Penelope adjusted her hat to cover as much of her hair as possible, for she knew the dark hair made her face look sallow by comparison.

From Literature

On her best days, she was sallow, but this evening she wasn’t as pea-green as her dress.

From Literature

His skin is sallow, marked with age spots.

From New York Times

The canvas, 5 feet square, imposes the sentiment in a stack of crisp white words over snow-covered mountain scenery, the sky a sallow yellow fading upward into bilious green.

From Los Angeles Times